Chapter 70. SFTP Source


Receive data from an SFTP server.

70.1. Configuration Options

The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the sftp-source Kamelet:

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PropertyNameDescriptionTypeDefaultExample

connectionHost *

Connection Host

The hostname of the SFTP server.

string

  

connectionPort *

Connection Port

The port of the FTP server.

string

22

 

directoryName *

Directory Name

The starting directory.

string

  

autoCreate

Autocreate Missing Directories

Automatically create starting directory.

boolean

True

 

binary

Binary

Specifies the file transfer mode, BINARY or ASCII. Default is ASCII (false).

boolean

False

 

delete

Delete

If true, the file is deleted after it is processed successfully.

boolean

False

 

idempotent

Idempotency

Skip already-processed files.

boolean

True

 

ignoreFileNotFoundOrPermissionError

Ignore File Not Found Or Permission Error

Whether to ignore when (trying to list files in directories or when downloading a file), which does not exist or due to permission error. By default when a directory or file does not exists or insufficient permission, then an exception is thrown. Setting this option to true allows to ignore that instead.

boolean

False

 

passiveMode

Passive Mode

Sets the passive mode connection.

boolean

False

 

password

Password

The password to access the SFTP server.

string

  

privateKeyFile

Private Key File

Set the private key file so that the SFTP endpoint can do private key verification.

string

  

privateKeyPassphrase

Private Key Passphrase

Set the private key file passphrase so that the SFTP endpoint can do private key verification.

string

  

privateKeyUri

Private Key URI

Set the private key file (loaded from classpath by default) so that the SFTP endpoint can do private key verification.

string

  

recursive

Recursive

If a directory, look for files in all sub-directories as well.

boolean

False

 

strictHostKeyChecking

Strict Host Checking

Sets whether to use strict host key checking.

string

False

 

useUserKnownHostsFile

Use User Known Hosts File

If knownHostFile has not been explicit configured then use the host file from System.getProperty(user.home)/.ssh/known_hosts.

boolean

True

 

username

Username

The username to access the SFTP server.

string

  

* = Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.

70.2. Dependencies

70.2.1. Quarkus dependencies

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-core</artifact>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
    <artifact>camel-quarkus-ftp</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>

70.3. Usage

70.3.1. Camel JBang usage

70.3.1.1. Prerequisites for JBang

  • Install JBang.
  • You have executed the following command:

    jbang app install camel@apache/camel

70.3.1.2. Running a route with JBang

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

70.3.2. Knative Source

You can use the sftp-source Kamelet as a Knative source by binding it to a Knative object.

sftp-source-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: sftp-source-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: sftp-source
    properties:
      connectionHost: "The Connection Host"
      directoryName: "The Directory Name"
      password: "The Password"
      username: "The Username"
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: Channel
      apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
      name: mychannel

70.3.3. Kafka Source

You can use the sftp-source Kamelet as a Kafka source by binding it to a Kafka topic.

sftp-source-binding.yaml

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
  name: sftp-source-binding
spec:
  source:
    ref:
      kind: Kamelet
      apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
      name: sftp-source
    properties:
      connectionHost: "The Connection Host"
      directoryName: "The Directory Name"
      password: "The Password"
      username: "The Username"
  sink:
    ref:
      kind: KafkaTopic
      apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
      name: my-topic

70.4. Kamelets source file

https://github.com/jboss-fuse/camel-kamelets/blob/camel-kamelets-4.10.3-branch/kamelets/sftp-source.kamelet.yaml

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