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Chapter 55. Message Timestamp Router Action

Update the topic field as a function of the original topic name and the record’s timestamp field.

55.1. Configuration Options
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The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the message-timestamp-router-action Kamelet:

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PropertyNameDescriptionTypeDefaultExample

timestampKeys *

Timestamp Keys

Comma separated list of Timestamp keys. The timestamp is taken from the first found field.

string

  

timestampFormat

Timestamp Format

Format string for the timestamp that is compatible with java.text.SimpleDateFormat.

string

yyyyMMdd

 

timestampKeyFormat

Timestamp Keys Format

Format of the timestamp keys. Possible values are timestamp, or any format string for the timestamp that is compatible with java.text.SimpleDateFormat. In case of timestamp the field is evaluated as milliseconds since 1970 (as a UNIX Timestamp).

string

timestamp

 

topicFormat

Topic Format

Format string which can contain '$[topic]' and '$[timestamp]' as placeholders for the topic and timestamp, respectively.

string

topic-$[timestamp]

 

* = Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.

55.2. Dependencies
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55.2.1. Quarkus dependencies
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<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-core</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-jackson</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-kafka</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-kamelet</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.kamelets</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-kamelets-utils</artifact>
    <version>4.8.5</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

55.3. Usage
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55.3.1. Camel JBang usage
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55.3.1.1. Prerequisites for JBang
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  • Install JBang.

  • You have executed the following command: 

    jbang app install camel@apache/camel

55.3.1.2. Running a route with JBang
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Suppose you have a file named route.yaml with this content: 

- route:
    from:
      uri: "kamelet:timer-source"
      parameters:
        period: 10000
        message: 'test'
      steps:
        - to:
            uri: "kamelet:log-sink"

You can now run it directly through the following command. 

camel run route.yaml

55.3.2. Knative Action
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You can use the message-timestamp-router-action Kamelet as an intermediate step in a Knative binding.

message-timestamp-router-action-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: message-timestamp-router-action-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: timer-source
    properties:
      message: "Hello"
  steps:
  - ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: message-timestamp-router-action
    properties:
      timestampKeys: "The Timestamp Keys"
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Channel
      apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
      name: mychannel

55.3.3. Kafka Action
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You can use the message-timestamp-router-action Kamelet as an intermediate step in a Kafka binding.

message-timestamp-router-action-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: message-timestamp-router-action-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: timer-source
    properties:
      message: "Hello"
  steps:
  - ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: message-timestamp-router-action
    properties:
      timestampKeys: "The Timestamp Keys"
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: KafkaTopic
      apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
      name: my-topic

55.4. Kamelets source file
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https://github.com/jboss-fuse/camel-kamelets/blob/camel-kamelets-4.10.3-branch/kamelets/message-timestamp-router-action.kamelet.yaml

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