Mule is a lightweight Java-based messaging framework that allows for integration of applications regardless of technology. It uses an enterprise service bus architecture to route messages between applications, handling interactions transparently across platforms and protocols. Mule represents application functionality as reusable services that process data through components, routers, and transports while transformers convert data as needed. It provides tools for building integrated systems without vendor lock-in.
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1. Solution for JUnit Functional test cases By: Kiet Bui 22-Sep-2015
2. Abstract • The main motto of this white paper is what the issues to write test cases using JUnit are and how to overcome those issues.
3. Table of Contents • ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PROBLEM STATEMENT 3. SOLUTION 4. BENEFITS 5. CONCLUSION 6. REFERENCES 7. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 8. ABOUT WHISHWORKS
4. Introduction • We have multiple unit test frameworks to write unit and functional test cases for our services. When we write functional test cases using JUnit we can’t mock mule components. To resolve this issues we have to use MUnit and I am going to explain what is the problem with JUnit and how to resolve using MUnit in the below.
5. Problem Statement • When we write functional test cases using JUnit, the test case will directly connect to original components like SAP, Salesforce etc. and insert/select the data. It is the issue in JUnit functional test case why because we are writing functional test cases to check whether entire functionality is working as expected or not without modifying the original components(SAP,Salesforce,Database) data, but in JUnit functional test cases it is directly connecting to original components and modifying the original data. • Examples: 1. SAP Connector • Mule flow:
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2. Purpose and Objectives
Mule – Brief Introduction
Special Features
Messaging Framework
Architecture
Logical Data Flow
Summery
3. Mule – Brief Introduction
Mule is a lightweight Java-based messaging framework that allows you to quickly
and easily connect your applications and enable them to exchange data.
Mule uses a service-oriented architecture (SOA), enabling easy integration of your
existing systems. Regardless of the different technologies the applications use,
including JMS, Web Services, JDBC, HTTP, and more, Mule seamlessly handles
interactions among them all. The Mule framework is highly scalable, allowing you
to start small and connect more applications over time. Mule manages all the
interactions between applications and components transparently, regardless of
whether they exist in the same virtual machine or over the Internet, and
regardless of the underlying transport protocol used.
Mule is based on ideas from Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) architectures. The key
advantage of an ESB is that it allows different applications to communicate with
each other by acting as a transit system for carrying data between applications
within your intranet or across the Internet. There are currently several commercial
ESB implementations on the market. However, many of these provide limited
functionality or are built on top of an existing application server or messaging
server, locking you into that specific vendor. Mule is vendor-neutral, so different
vendor implementations can plug in to it. You are never locked in to a specific
vendor when you use Mule.
4. Special Features
Mule components can be any type you want. You can easily integrate anything
from a "plain old Java object" (POJO) to a component from another framework.
Mule and the ESB model enable significant component reuse. Unlike other
frameworks, Mule allows you to use your existing components without any
changes. Components do not require any Mule-specific code to run in Mule,
and there is no programmatic API required. The business logic is kept
completely separate from the messaging logic.
Messages can be in any format from SOAP to binary image files. Mule does not
force any design constraints on the architect, such as XML messaging or WSDL
service contracts.
You can deploy Mule in a variety of topologies, not just ESB. Because it is
lightweight and embeddable, Mule can dramatically decrease time to market
and increases productivity for projects to provide secure, scalable applications
that are adaptive to change and can scale up or down as needed.
5. Messaging Framework
The advantage of networking your applications is that one application can send data to another
application. However, many applications don't have the ability to read or process data coming
from another application. Mule solves this problem by providing a messaging framework that
reads, transforms, and sends data as messages between applications. A message is simply a packet
of data that can be handled and sent between applications on a specific channel (also called a
queue).
At the simplest level, when you connect applications to Mule, it reads data from one application,
transforms it as needed so it can be read by the target application, and sends it to that application.
This allows you to integrate all types of applications, even those that were not built to be
integrated.
Mule is a messaging framework based on ideas from Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) architectures.
The key advantage of an ESB is that it allows different applications to communicate with each other
by acting as a transit system for carrying data between applications within your intranet or across
the Internet. The heart of the system is the message bus, which routes messages between
applications.
One difference between Mule and a traditional ESB is that Mule only converts data as needed.
With a typical ESB, you have to create an adapter for every application you connect to the bus and
convert the application’s data into a single common messaging format. The development of these
adapters and the time required to process every message requires a lot of time and effort. Mule
eliminates the need for a single message format. The information is sent on any communication
channel, such as HTTP or JMS, and is translated only as needed along the way. Therefore, Mule
increases performance and reduces development time over a traditional ESB.
6. Architecture
Mule is based on the concept of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The SOA approach to
development allows IT organizations to create applications by bringing together components
of application functionality, or services. Services are discrete sets of functionality that are
completely separate from each other but can work together on the same objects. For
example, if you need to process invoices, you might have one service that merges customer
data from a database into the invoice and another service that checks the inventory database
to see if the items on the invoice are in stock.
Because each service stands alone, services can be used as building blocks for multiple
processes and do not have to be recreated for each type of process or message. For example,
the service that merges customer data onto the invoice could also be used to merge customer
data onto statements, letters, or other documents. This modular approach allows you to
create functionality once and re-use it as many times as needed, streamlining development.
Using SOA, businesses can realize dramatic savings on development costs and can rapidly
adapt to changing business conditions by reusing and reconfiguring existing services in
developing new applications. SOA also enables better integration of enterprise IT resources,
including previously isolated application silos and legacy systems. Mule fully supports the SOA
approach and orchestrates communication among the services, allowing you to easily tie all
these applications together.
8. Logical Data Flow (Continue…)
1. The customer places an order on the company web site, and an invoice is created as an XML
form and submitted to http://myfirm.com/orders.
2. The HTTP transport receives the XML invoice and wraps it in a Mule message. The Customer
Data service’s inbound endpoint is set to http://myfirm.com/orders, and its inbound router
specifies that the message must contain a Java object, so the HTTP transport prepares to
transform the XML invoice and dispatch the message to the service.
3. The XML to Object transformer converts the XML invoice into a Java object. Note that the
next service and the final application also expect Java objects, so no further transformers are
used in this scenario.
4. The transport passes the message with its transformed payload to the Customer Data
service.
5. The Customer Data service component queries the master customer database to pull
additional data about the customer and updates the invoice with the data.
6. The HTTP transport uses the outbound router configuration to determine that it must now
dispatch the message to http://myfirm.com/verify.
7. The HTTP transport uses the inbound router configuration of the Inventory Verification
service to receive the message and pass it to the service component.
8. The service component updates the invoice with an ID code of the warehouse that has all
the items on the invoice in stock.
9. The outbound endpoint specifies a JMS address, so the JMS transport dispatches the
message to the order fulfillment application, which picks up orders on that address.
9. Summery
Mule provides a messaging framework that enables exchange of data among
applications. The application functionality is wrapped as a service, which includes a
service component (the business logic that processes the data), routers (which use
endpoints to specify where to send the message), and other configuration settings.
Transports carry the messages on different channels from service to service, and
transformers convert the messages and data as needed along the way.
Mule is not a replacement for existing application frameworks. Instead, Mule
leverages many open source projects such as Apache CXF, Spring, and ActiveMQ
and fills a void in enterprise Java development where an application requires
complex interactions with a variety of systems on a variety of platforms. Mule
makes light work of wiring systems together in a robust, decoupled environment
with little to no code and provides the necessary support to route, transport, and
transform data to and from these systems.
10. Summery
Mule provides a messaging framework that enables exchange of data among
applications. The application functionality is wrapped as a service, which includes a
service component (the business logic that processes the data), routers (which use
endpoints to specify where to send the message), and other configuration settings.
Transports carry the messages on different channels from service to service, and
transformers convert the messages and data as needed along the way.
Mule is not a replacement for existing application frameworks. Instead, Mule
leverages many open source projects such as Apache CXF, Spring, and ActiveMQ
and fills a void in enterprise Java development where an application requires
complex interactions with a variety of systems on a variety of platforms. Mule
makes light work of wiring systems together in a robust, decoupled environment
with little to no code and provides the necessary support to route, transport, and
transform data to and from these systems.