Chapter 3. Viewing and editing Rest DSL components

You can view and edit Rest DSL components that are in your Camel Context file.

3.1. Viewing a graphical representation of Rest DSL components

To view the REST DSL components in your Camel Context file in graphical mode:

Open the Camel Context file in the route editor.
Click the REST tab to the view the Rest DSL components.
The REST Configuration section displays these configuration options:
- Component — The Camel component to use for the REST transport.
- Context Path — The leading context-path for the REST services. You can use this option for components, such as Servlet, where the web application is deployed using a context-path.
- Port — The port number that exposes the REST service.
- Binding Mode — The binding mode for JSON or XML format messages. Possible values are: off (the default), auto, json, xml, or json_xml.
- Host — The hostname to use for exposing the REST service.
Click a REST element to view its associated operations (for example, GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE) in the REST Operations section.
Click a REST element or a REST operation to view its properties in the Properties view.

You can add, edit, or delete REST elements in your project’s Camel Context file in the REST tab.

To add a new REST element:
1. In the REST elements section, click the + button. A REST element is added to the list of REST elements.
2. In the Properties view, edit the REST element properties.
To add a REST operation to a REST element:
1. In the list of REST elements, select a REST element.
2. In the REST operations section, click the + button.
  
  The Add REST Operation dialog box opens.
3. Specify the ID, URI, and Operation Type. Optionally, select a Referenced Route ID.
4. Click Finish. The new operation shows in the list of REST operations for the selected REST element.
To edit a REST element or operation, select it in the REST tab and then edit its property values in the Properties tab.
To remove a selected REST element or operation, click the x button.

You can also view and edit Rest DSL components in the Source tab:

For information about the Camel Rest DSL, see the “Defining REST services” section of the Apache Camel Development Guide.