This document outlines lessons learned from using Mule ESB for integration projects. It recommends mavenizing all Mule projects to easily manage dependencies rather than using JAR files. It also suggests tools like Postman and SoapUI for testing APIs during integration work. Resources are provided for validating payloads and learning more about Mule.

1. My journey and
learnings using Mule
ESB
A guide by Alex Fernandez
Part 1

2. What is all about?
This are collection of the things that I learn using Mule ESB in our integration
projects.

3. 1. Integration is Hard
There are no other way to describe it, integration is just hard especially dealing
with different endpoints/api.

4. 2. Mavenize your project always
There is no easier way to manage your project than to mavenize it,
PLEASE DO NOT USE JAR FILES TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PROJECT

5. 3. Use appropriate tools for API
Testing
1. POSTMAN
2. SOAPUI

6. 4. Use appropriate tools for API
Testing
1. POSTMAN
2. SOAPUI

7. Resources
http://www.jsonschema2pojo.org/
http://www.javaroots.com/2014/12/how-to-check-for-null-payload-in-mule.html
https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-user-guide/v/3.6/