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Chapter 56. MongoDB Sink

Send data to MongoDB.

This Kamelet expects a JSON-formatted body.

In the header, you can set the db-upsert / ce-dbupsert property, a boolean value that specifies whether the database should create an element if it does not exist.

56.1. Configuration Options
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The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the mongodb-sink Kamelet:

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PropertyNameDescriptionTypeDefaultExample

collection *

MongoDB Collection

The name of the MongoDB collection to bind to this endpoint.

string

  

database *

MongoDB Database

The name of the MongoDB database.

string

  

hosts *

MongoDB Hosts

A comma-separated list of MongoDB host addresses in host:port format.

string

  

createCollection

Collection

Create a collection during initialization if it doesn’t exist.

boolean

False

 

password

MongoDB Password

A user password for accessing MongoDB.

string

  

ssl

Enable Ssl for Mongodb Connection

whether to enable ssl connection to mongodb.

boolean

True

 

sslValidationEnabled

Enables Ssl Certificates Validation and Host name checks.

IMPORTANT this should be disabled only in test environment since can pose security issues.

boolean

True

 

username

MongoDB Username

A username for accessing MongoDB.

string

  

writeConcern

Write Concern

The level of acknowledgment requested from MongoDB for write operations.

string

  

* = Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.

56.2. Dependencies
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56.2.1. 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-kamelet</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-mongodb</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.kamelets</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-kamelets-utils</artifact>
    <version>4.8.5</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>
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56.3. Usage
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56.3.1. Camel JBang usage
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56.3.1.1. Prerequisites for JBang
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  • Install JBang.

  • You have executed the following command: 

    jbang app install camel@apache/camel
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56.3.1.2. 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"
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You can now run it directly through the following command. 

camel run route.yaml
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56.3.2. Knative Sink
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You can use the mongodb-sink Kamelet as a Knative sink by binding it to a Knative object.

mongodb-sink-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: mongodb-sink-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Channel
      apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
      name: mychannel
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: mongodb-sink
    properties:
      collection: "The MongoDB Collection"
      database: "The MongoDB Database"
      hosts: "The MongoDB Hosts"
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56.3.3. Kafka Sink
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You can use the mongodb-sink Kamelet as a Kafka sink by binding it to a Kafka topic.

mongodb-sink-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: mongodb-sink-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: KafkaTopic
      apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
      name: my-topic
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: mongodb-sink
    properties:
      collection: "The MongoDB Collection"
      database: "The MongoDB Database"
      hosts: "The MongoDB Hosts"
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56.4. Kamelets source file
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https://github.com/jboss-fuse/camel-kamelets/blob/camel-kamelets-4.10.3-branch/kamelets/mongodb-sink.kamelet.yaml

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