There is a problem with the CamelTestSupport class in that if you call getMockEndpoint on an endpoint that doesnt exist, it blithely returns you an endpoint connected to nothing. The problem is you end up chasing endless test failures when the fact is your endpoint is not even there. So I suggest a method I added to my subclass of CamelTestSupport which is:
protected MockEndpoint assertAndGetMockEndpoint(final String uri) { assertNotNull(context.hasEndpoint(uri)); return getMockEndpoint(uri); } This method will make sure that the endpoint is there before returning it and it will make tests easier to write.