Chapter 20. JoSQL

The JoSQL (SQL for Java objects) language enables you to evaluate predicates and expressions in Apache Camel. JoSQL employs a SQL-like query syntax to perform selection and ordering operations on data from in-memory Java objects — however, JoSQL is not a database. In the JoSQL syntax, each Java object instance is treated like a table row and each object method is treated like a column name. Using this syntax, it is possible to construct powerful statements for extracting and compiling data from collections of Java objects. For details, see http://josql.sourceforge.net/.

To use JoSQL in your routes you need to add a dependency on camel-josql to your project as shown in Example 20.1, “Adding the camel-josql dependency”.

<!-- Maven POM File -->
...
<dependencies>
  ...
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-josql</artifactId>
    <version>${camel-version}</version>
  </dependency>
  ...
</dependencies>

To use the sql() static method in your application code, include the following import statement in your Java source files:

import static org.apache.camel.builder.sql.SqlBuilder.sql;

Table 20.1, “SQL variables” lists the variables that are accessible when using JoSQL.

Example 20.2, “Route using JoSQL” shows a route that uses JoSQL.

<camelContext>
  <route>
    <from uri="direct:start"/>
    <setBody>
      <language language="sql">select * from MyType</language>
    </setBody>
    <to uri="seda:regularQueue"/>
  </route>
</camelContext>