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Chapter 69. Timer Source
Produces periodic events with a custom payload.
69.1. Configuration Options Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the timer-source
Kamelet:
Property | Name | Description | Type | Default | Example |
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message * | Message | The message to generate | string |
| |
contentType | Content Type | The content type of the message being generated | string |
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period | Period | The interval between two events in milliseconds | integer |
| |
repeatCount | Repeat Count | Specifies the maximum limit of the number of fires | integer |
Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
69.2. Dependencies Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
At runtime, the timer-source
Kamelet relies upon the presence of the following dependencies:
- camel:core
- camel:timer
- camel:kamelet
69.3. Usage Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
This section describes how you can use the timer-source
.
69.3.1. Knative Source Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
You can use the timer-source
Kamelet as a Knative source by binding it to a Knative object.
timer-source-binding.yaml
69.3.1.1. Prerequisite Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
Make sure you have "Red Hat Integration - Camel K" installed into the OpenShift cluster you’re connected to.
69.3.1.2. Procedure for using the cluster CLI Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
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Save the
timer-source-binding.yaml
file to your local drive, and then edit it as needed for your configuration. Run the source by using the following command:
oc apply -f timer-source-binding.yaml
oc apply -f timer-source-binding.yaml
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69.3.1.3. Procedure for using the Kamel CLI Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
Configure and run the source by using the following command:
kamel bind timer-source -p "source.message=hello world" channel:mychannel
kamel bind timer-source -p "source.message=hello world" channel:mychannel
This command creates the KameletBinding in the current namespace on the cluster.
69.3.2. Kafka Source Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
You can use the timer-source
Kamelet as a Kafka source by binding it to a Kafka topic.
timer-source-binding.yaml
69.3.2.1. Prerequisites Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
Ensure that you’ve installed the AMQ Streams operator in your OpenShift cluster and created a topic named my-topic
in the current namespace. Make also sure you have "Red Hat Integration - Camel K" installed into the OpenShift cluster you’re connected to.
69.3.2.2. Procedure for using the cluster CLI Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
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Save the
timer-source-binding.yaml
file to your local drive, and then edit it as needed for your configuration. Run the source by using the following command:
oc apply -f timer-source-binding.yaml
oc apply -f timer-source-binding.yaml
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69.3.2.3. Procedure for using the Kamel CLI Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
Configure and run the source by using the following command:
kamel bind timer-source -p "source.message=hello world" kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1:KafkaTopic:my-topic
kamel bind timer-source -p "source.message=hello world" kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1:KafkaTopic:my-topic
This command creates the KameletBinding in the current namespace on the cluster.
69.4. Kamelet source file Copier lienLien copié sur presse-papiers!
https://github.com/openshift-integration/kamelet-catalog/timer-source.kamelet.yaml