Hi, Thanks for the advice Claus Ibsen. It was very helpful.
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Claus Ibsen <claus.ib...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Muhzin <rmuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am new to camel > > can anyone please explain the difference between the the main class > > provided in camel to make it stand alone. ie, > > > > - camel-core JAR in the org.apache.camel.Main class (requires Camel > 2.6) > > - camel-spring JAR in the org.apache.camel.spring.Main class > > > > Other than the main class in spring can boot camel from spring xml > files. > > > > I think you said it. One is for spring apps, and the other is for > regular standalone apps. > > > > Is it a good practice to make my camel application standalone in my > > production environment or is it better to make it run in an osgi > container > > such as karaf? > > > > That is your choice. There is nothing that is a clear winner. Camel > can run in almost any kind of server/environment, and its your choise > to pick what you need to use. > > And often your company have existing infrastructure you must use. > > But often it can be a good idea to use a container, to let the > container manage your applications. If you need to deploy more than > one application. > > Just mind that OSGi is not super easy to get started with, and it also > influences how you develop your applications. So take some time to get > more familiar with OSGi. But it brings a lot of value to the table if > you need and learn to use it. > > Maybe pickup a few of the Karaf/OSGi books > http://karaf.apache.org/index/community/articles.html > > > > > > -- > > BR > > Muhsin > > > > -- > Claus Ibsen > ----------------- > Red Hat, Inc. > Email: cib...@redhat.com > Twitter: davsclaus > Blog: http://davsclaus.com > Author of Camel in Action: http://www.manning.com/ibsen > Make your Camel applications look hawt, try: http://hawt.io > -- BR Muhsin
