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<chapter id="adapters">
<title>Adapters</title>
<section id="adapters-intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
Channel Adapters are the components responsible for interacting with external systems or other components that
are external to the messaging system. As the name implies, the interaction consists of adapting the external
system or component to send-to and/or receive-from a <interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename>. Within
Spring Integration, there is a distinction between <emphasis>source adapters</emphasis> and <emphasis>target
adapters</emphasis>. In the 1.0 Milestone 3 release, Spring Integration includes source and target adapters
for JMS, RMI, Files, Streams, Spring's HttpInvoker and Spring ApplicationEvents. A source adapter for FTP is
also available as well as target adapters for sending e-mail and invoking Web Services.
</para>
<para>
All of these adapters are discussed in this section. However, namespace support is provided for many of them
and is typically the most convenient option for configuration. For examples, see
<xref linkend="namespace-adapters"/>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-jms">
<title>JMS Adapters</title>
<para>
Spring Integration provides two adapters for accepting JMS messages:
<classname>JmsPollingSourceAdapter</classname> and <classname>JmsMessageDrivenSourceAdapter</classname>.
The former uses Spring's <classname>JmsTemplate</classname> to receive based on a polling period. The latter
configures and delegates to an instance of Spring's <classname>DefaultMessageListenerContainer</classname>.
</para>
<para>
The <classname>JmsPollingSourceAdapter</classname> requires a reference to either a single
<classname>JmsTemplate</classname> instance or both <interfacename>ConnectionFactory</interfacename> and
<interfacename>Destination</interfacename> (a 'destinationName' can be provided in place of the 'destination'
reference). The <classname>JmsPollingSourceAdapter</classname> also requires a 'channel' property that should be
a reference to a <interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename> instance. The adapter accepts additional
properties such as: period, initialDelay, maxMessagesPerTask, and sendTimeout. The following example defines a
JMS source adapter that polls every 5 seconds and then sends to the "exampleChannel":
<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<bean class="org.springframework.integration.adapter.jms.JmsPollingSourceAdapter">
<constructor-arg ref="jmsTemplate"/>
<property name="channel" ref="exampleChannel"/>
<property name="period" value="5000"/>
</bean>]]></programlisting>
</para>
<para>
In most cases, Spring Integration's message-driven JMS adapter is more appropriate since it delegates to a
<interfacename>MessageListener</interfacename> container and supports dynamically adjusting concurrent
consumers. The <classname>JmsMessageDrivenSourceAdapter</classname> requires references to a
<interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename>, a <interfacename>ConnectionFactory</interfacename>, and a
<interfacename>Destination</interfacename> (or 'destinationName'). The following example defines a JMS
message-driven source adapter that receives from the JMS queue called "exampleQueue" and then sends to
the Spring Integration channel named "exampleChannel":
<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<bean class="org.springframework.integration.adapter.jms.JmsMessageDrivenSourceAdapter">
<property name="connectionFactory" ref="connectionFactory"/>
<property name="destinationName" value="exampleQueue"/>
<property name="channel" ref="exampleChannel"/>
</bean>]]></programlisting>
</para>
<para>
For both source adapter types, Spring's <interfacename>MessageConverter</interfacename> strategy is used to
convert the JMS message into a plain Java object, and then Spring Integration's
<interfacename>MessageMapper</interfacename> strategy is used to convert from the plain object to a
<interfacename>Message</interfacename>.
</para>
<para>
The <classname>JmsTargetAdapter</classname> is a <interfacename>MessageHandler</interfacename> implementation
that is capable of mapping Spring Integration <interfacename>Messages</interfacename> to JMS messages and then
sending to a JMS destination. It requires either a 'jmsTemplate' reference or both 'connectionFactory' and
'destination' references (again, the 'destinationName' may be provided in place of the 'destination). In
<xref linkend="namespace-adapters"/>, you will see how to configure a JMS target adapter with Spring
Integration's namespace support.
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-rmi">
<title>RMI Adapters</title>
<para>
The <classname>RmiSourceAdapter</classname> is built upon Spring's <classname>RmiServiceExporter</classname>.
However, since it is adapting a <interfacename>MessageChannel</interfacename>, there is no need to specify
the <emphasis>serviceInterface</emphasis>. Likewise, the <emphasis>serviceName</emphasis> is automatically
generated based on the channel name. Therefore, creating the adapter is as simple as providing a reference
to its channel: <programlisting language="java">RmiSourceAdapter rmiSourceAdapter = new RmiSourceAdapter(channel);
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
The <classname>RmiTargetAdapter</classname> encapsulates the creation of a proxy that is capable of
communicating with an <classname>RmiSourceAdapter</classname> running in another process. Since the interface
is already known, the only required information is the URL. The URL should include the host, port (default is
'1099'), and 'serviceName'. The 'serviceName' must match that created by the
<classname>RmiSourceAdapter</classname> (the prefix is available as a constant).
<programlisting language="java">String url = "http://somehost:1099/" + RmiSourceAdapter.SERVICE_NAME_PREFIX + "someChannel";
RmiTargetAdapter rmiTargetAdapter = new RmiTargetAdapter(url);
</programlisting>
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-httpinvoker">
<title>HttpInvoker Adapters</title>
<para>
The source and target adapters for HttpInvoker are very similar to the RMI adapters. For a source, only the
channel needs to be provided, and for a target, only the URL. If running in a Spring MVC environment, then
the <classname>HttpInvokerSourceAdapter</classname> simply needs to be defined and provided in a
<interfacename>HandlerMapping</interfacename>. For example, the following would be exposed at the path
"http://somehost/path-mapped-to-dispatcher-servlet/httpInvokerAdapter" when a simple
<classname>BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping</classname> strategy is enabled:
<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<bean name="/httpInvokerAdapter"
class="org.springframework.integration.adapter.httpinvoker.HttpInvokerSourceAdapter">
<constructor-arg ref="someChannel"/>
</bean>]]></programlisting>
When not running in a Spring MVC application, simply define a servlet in 'web.xml' whose type is
<classname>HttpRequestHandlerServlet</classname> and whose name matches the bean name of the source
adapter. As with the <classname>RmiTargetAdapter</classname>, the
<classname>HttpInvokerTargetAdapter</classname> only requires the URL that matches an instance of
<classname>HttpInvokerSourceAdapter</classname> running in a web application.
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-file">
<title>File Adapters</title>
<para>
The <classname>FileSourceAdapter</classname> extends the generic <classname>PollingSourceAdapter</classname>
(just as the polling JMS adapter does). It requires the following constructor arguments:
<programlisting language="java">public FileSourceAdapter(File directory, MessageChannel channel, int period)</programlisting>
Optional properties include 'initialDelay' and 'maxMessagesPerTask'.
</para>
<para>
The <classname>FileTargetAdapter</classname> constructor only requires the 'directory' argument. The target
adapter also accepts an implementation of the <interfacename>FileNameGenerator</interfacename> strategy that
defines the following method: <programlisting language="java">String generateFileName(Message message)</programlisting>
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-ftp">
<title>FTP Adapters</title>
<para>
To poll a directory with FTP, configure an instance of <classname>FtpSourceAdapter</classname>. The adapter
expects a number of properties for connecting to the FTP server (as shown below) as well as the
'channel' and the 'period' for polling. For example, the following adapter would poll every 30 seconds:
<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<bean id="ftpSource"
class="org.springframework.integration.adapter.ftp.FtpSourceAdapter">
<property name="host" value="example.org"/>
<property name="username" value="someuser"/>
<property name="password" value="somepassword"/>
<property name="localWorkingDirectory" value="/some/path"/>
<property name="remoteWorkingDirectory" value="/some/path"/>
<property name="channel" ref="someChannel"/>
<property name="period" value="30000"/>
</bean>]]></programlisting>
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-email">
<title>Mail Adapters</title>
<para>
Spring Integration currently provides support for <emphasis>outbound</emphasis> email only with the
<classname>MailTargetAdapter</classname>. This adapter delegates to a configured instance of Spring's
<interfacename>JavaMailSender</interfacename>, and its various mapping strategies use Spring's
<interfacename>MailMessage</interfacename> abstraction. By default text-based mails are created when
the handled message has a String-based payload. If the message payload is a byte array, then that will
be mapped to an attachment.
</para>
<para>
The adapter also delegates to a <interfacename>MailHeaderGenerator</interfacename> for providing the
mail's properties, such as the recipients (TO, CC, and BCC), the from/reply-to, and the subject.
<programlisting language="java"><![CDATA[public interface MailHeaderGenerator {
void populateMailMessageHeader(MailMessage mailMessage, Message<?> message);
}]]></programlisting>
The default implementation will look for attributes in the <classname>MessageHeader</classname> with
the following constants defining the keys:
<programlisting language="java">MailAttributeKeys.SUBJECT
MailAttributeKeys.TO
MailAttributeKeys.CC
MailAttributeKeys.BCC
MailAttributeKeys.FROM
MailAttributeKeys.REPLY_TO</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
A static implementation is also available out-of-the-box and may be useful for testing. However, when
customizing, the properties would typically be generated dynamically based on the message itself. The
following is an example of a configured mail adapter.
<programlisting language="xml"><![CDATA[<bean id="mailTargetAdapter"
class="org.springframework.integration.adapter.mail.MailTargetAdapter">
<property name="mailSender" ref="javaMailSender"/>
<property name="headerGenerator" ref="dynamicMailMessageHeaderGenerator"/>
</bean>]]></programlisting>
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-webservices">
<title>Web Service Adapters</title>
<para>
To invoke a Web Service upon sending a message to a channel, there are two options:
<classname>SimpleWebServiceTargetAdapter</classname> and
<classname>MarshallingWebServiceTargetAdapter</classname>. The former will accept either a
<classname>String</classname> or <interfacename>javax.xml.transform.Source</interfacename> as the message
payload. The latter provides support for any implementation of the <interfacename>Marshaller</interfacename>
and <interfacename>Unmarshaller</interfacename> interfaces. Both require the URI of the Web Service to be
called.<programlisting language="java">simpleAdapter = new SimpleWebServiceTargetAdapter(uri);
marshallingAdapter = new MarshallingWebServiceTargetAdapter(uri, marshaller);
</programlisting>
As with the other target adapters, this can then be referenced from a <classname>MessageEndpoint</classname>
that is subscribed to a channel. The endpoint is then responsible for passing the response to the proper
channel. It will first check for a <emphasis>returnAddress</emphasis> on the original message's header, and it
will fallback to the endpoint's own default output channel.
</para>
<para>
For more detail on the inner workings, see the Spring Web Services reference guide's chapter covering
<ulink url="http://static.springframework.org/spring-ws/site/reference/html/client.html">client access</ulink>
as well as the chapter covering
<ulink url="http://static.springframework.org/spring-ws/site/reference/html/oxm.html">Object/XML mapping</ulink>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-stream">
<title>Stream Adapters</title>
<para>
Spring Integration also provides adapters for streams. Both <classname>ByteStreamSourceAdapter</classname> and
<classname>CharacterStreamSourceAdapter</classname> extend the <classname>PolllingSourceAdapter</classname> so
that the polling period can be configured, and the Message Bus can automatically detect and schedule them. The
byte stream version requires an <classname>InputStream</classname>, and the character stream version requires a
<classname>Reader</classname> as the single constructor argument. The
<classname>ByteStreamSourceAdapter</classname> also accepts the 'bytesPerMessage' property to determine how many
bytes it will attempt to read into each <interfacename>Message</interfacename>.
</para>
<para>
For target streams, there are also two implementations: <classname>ByteStreamTargetAdapter</classname> and
<classname>CharacterStreamTargetAdapter</classname>. Each requires a single constructor argument -
<classname>OutputStream</classname> for byte streams or <classname>Writer</classname> for character streams,
and each provides a second constructor that adds the optional 'bufferSize' property. Since both of these
ultimately implement the <interfacename>MessageHandler</interfacename> interface, they can be referenced from an
endpoint configuration as will be described in more detail in <xref linkend="namespace-endpoint"/>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="adapters-applicationevents">
<title>ApplicationEvent Adapters</title>
<para>
Spring <classname>ApplicationEvents</classname> can also be integrated as either a source or target for Spring
Integration message channels. To receive the events and send to a channel, simply define an instance of Spring
Integration's <classname>ApplicationEventSourceAdapter</classname> (as with all source adapters, if a
<classname>MessageBus</classname> is defined, it will automatically detect the event source adapter). The
<classname>ApplicationEventSourceAdapter</classname> implements Spring's
<interfacename>ApplicationListener</interfacename> interface. By default it will pass all received events as
Spring Integration Messages. To limit based on the type of event, configure the list of event types that you
want to receive with the 'eventTypes' property.
</para>
<para>
To send Spring <classname>ApplicationEvents</classname>, register an instance of the
<classname>ApplicationEventTargetAdapter</classname> class as the handler of an endpoint (such configuration
will be described in detail in <xref linkend="namespace-endpoint"/>). This adapter implements Spring's
<interfacename>ApplicationEventPublisherAware</interfacename> interface and thus acts as a bridge between
Spring Integration <classname>Messages</classname> and <classname>ApplicationEvents</classname>.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>