Chapter 49. Boon DataFormat
Available as of Camel version 2.16
Boon is a Data Format which uses the Boon JSON marshalling library to unmarshal an JSON payload into Java objects or to marshal Java objects into an JSON payload. Boon aims to be a simple and https://github.com/RichardHightower/json-parsers-benchmark[fast parser] than other common parsers currently used.
49.1. Options
The Boon dataformat supports 3 options which are listed below.
| Name | Default | Java Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| unmarshalTypeName |
| Class name of the java type to use when unarmshalling | |
| useList |
|
| To unarmshal to a List of Map or a List of Pojo. |
| contentTypeHeader |
|
| Whether the data format should set the Content-Type header with the type from the data format if the data format is capable of doing so. For example application/xml for data formats marshalling to XML, or application/json for data formats marshalling to JSon etc. |
49.2. Using the Java DSL
DataFormat boonDataFormat = new BoonDataFormat("com.acme.model.Person");
from("activemq:My.Queue")
.unmarshal(boonDataFormat)
.to("mqseries:Another.Queue");49.3. Using Blueprint XML
<bean id="boonDataFormat" class="org.apache.camel.component.boon.BoonDataFormat">
<argument value="com.acme.model.Person"/>
</bean>
<camelContext id="camel" xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/blueprint">
<route>
<from uri="activemq:My.Queue"/>
<unmarshal ref="boonDataFormat"/>
<to uri="mqseries:Another.Queue"/>
</route>
</camelContext>49.4. Dependencies
<dependency> <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId> <artifactId>camel-boon</artifactId> <version>x.x.x</version> </dependency>
