Good suggestions but you will need to check the JMS server config if you are getting external redeliveries. Those happen when an external system to the camel route performs a redelivery.
As for your original route, there must always be a place for an exchange to go or it will stop routing. In the case of your when without otherwise, what would be the path of the exchange that fails the when condition? It is probably returned to the external system in some manner and not acked as being delivered so it is sent again. Without that ack, the external system thinks it is not consumed and in good faith tries to redeliver. Furthermore when you rollback, you are telling the host JMS system that you did not consume the message, and it will try again of course. So the question you have to decide to solve your problem is, "What is the route I want my messages to take if they are not in the when condition. Do they end up in a dead letter queue? Routed elsewhere? Logged to a file? But they have to end up somewhere. *Robert Simmons Jr. MSc. - Lead Java Architect @ EA* *Author of: Hardcore Java (2003) and Maintainable Java (2012)* *LinkedIn: **http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-simmons/40/852/a39 <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-simmons/40/852/a39>* On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Minh Tran <darth.minhs...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have used topics in camel and they generally work the way I expect it. > > I would start by leaving the cache levels at the default and simplifying > your route further. eg take out the choice and send it direct from topic to > queue. Then add the choice but send it directly to the queue without the > recipient list. Also enable tracing on the camel context so you can see > what is happening to your message each step of the way. > > On 17/06/2014, at 6:28 AM, Jeff Bischoff <jbisch...@wdtablesystems.com> > wrote: > > > Does nobody use Topics with Camel? They don't seem to work as expected. > > > > JB > > > > On 5/30/14 10:48 AM, "Jeff Bischoff" <jbisch...@wdtablesystems.com> > wrote: > > > >> Correction: > >> > >> 1) Why would *CACHE_CONSUMER* on the ActiveMQComponent cause endless > >> external > >> redeliveries of a (filtered out) topic message, when with other cache > >> settings (like CACHE_SESSION) this does not occur? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 5/30/14 10:39 AM, "Jeff Bischoff" <jbisch...@wdtablesystems.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Maybe I need to narrow my questions: > >>> > >>> 1) Why would CACHE_SESSION on the ActiveMQComponent cause endless > >>> external > >>> redeliveries of a (filtered out) topic message, when with other cache > >>> settings this does not occur? > >>> > >>> 2) Why would <rollback/> prevent the external redeliveries, but <stop/> > >>> does not prevent them? > >>> > >>> > >>> Did I provide enough info below to answer these questions? Topics just > >>> aren't working in Camel the way that I would expect! > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Jeff Bischoff > >>> WDTS > >>> > >>> On 5/29/14 4:25 PM, "Jeff Bischoff" <jbisch...@wdtablesystems.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> Please forgive me if this is a basic question. > >>>> > >>>> Working with Camel and JMS Topics has seemed very finicky for me so > far. > >>>> If I make slight configuration changes, I see the same message > repeated > >>>> endlessly. Using jconsole, I now know these messages are "external > >>>> redeliveries", i.e. the same message is being sent from JMS to Camel > >>>> repeatedly without ever getting through. It happens in the case of > >>>> messages that I am intentionally not processing due to some criteria. > >>>> What I don't understand is why these external redeliveries keep > >>>> occurring, when I simply want this message to be dropped. > >>>> > >>>> For example, if I use CACHE_SESSION or lower cache level, the > following > >>>> route works just fine for me: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> <route id="topics-out"> > >>>> <from uri="topic-jms:topic:projectx.>"/> > >>>> <log message="Picked up message with id: ${id}, > >>>> destinationType: ${header.DestinationEntityType}" > loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <choice> > >>>> <when> > >>>> <simple>${header.DestinationEntityType} not in > >>>> 'FOO,BAR'</simple> > >>>> <log message="Detected new ${header.Name} topic > >>>> message on ${header.JMSDestination} with id: ${id}, destinationType: > >>>> ${header.DestinationEntityType}" loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <recipientList ignoreInvalidEndpoints="false"> > >>>> <simple>lc-jms:${header.JMSDestination}</simple> > >>>> </recipientList> > >>>> </when> > >>>> </choice> > >>>> </route> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> However, if I switch to CACHE_CONSUMER and I have even one message > >>>> addressed to 'FOO' or 'BAR', I will see the endless external > >>>> redeliveries. Note that I am using a SingleConnectionFactory > >>>> specifically > >>>> for this route. > >>>> > >>>> <route id="topics-out"> > >>>> <from uri="topic-jms:topic:projectx.>"/> > >>>> <log message="Picked up message with id: ${id}, > >>>> destinationType: ${header.DestinationEntityType}" > loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <choice> > >>>> <when> > >>>> <simple>${header.DestinationEntityType} not in > >>>> 'FOO,BAR'</simple> > >>>> <log message="Detected new ${header.Name} topic > >>>> message on ${header.JMSDestination} with id: ${id}, destinationType: > >>>> ${header.DestinationEntityType}" loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <recipientList ignoreInvalidEndpoints="false"> > >>>> <simple>lc-jms:${header.JMSDestination}</simple> > >>>> </recipientList> > >>>> </when> > >>>> </choice> > >>>> </route> > >>>> > >>>> Now, if I add an Otherwise clause with a Rollback, everything works > fine > >>>> again (albeit with a handful of log messages due to the rollbacks): > >>>> > >>>> <route id="topics-out"> > >>>> <from uri="topic-jms:topic:projectx.>"/> > >>>> <log message="Picked up message with id: ${id}, > >>>> destinationType: ${header.DestinationEntityType}" > loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <choice> > >>>> <when> > >>>> <simple>${header.DestinationEntityType} not in > >>>> 'FOO,BAR'</simple> > >>>> <log message="Detected new ${header.Name} topic > >>>> message on ${header.JMSDestination} with id: ${id}, destinationType: > >>>> ${header.DestinationEntityType}" loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <recipientList ignoreInvalidEndpoints="false"> > >>>> <simple>lc-jms:${header.JMSDestination}</simple> > >>>> </recipientList> > >>>> </when> > >>>> <otherwise> > >>>> <rollback markRollbackOnly="true" /> > >>>> </otherwise> > >>>> </choice> > >>>> </route> > >>>> > >>>> But if I change that Rollback to a Stop instead, I get the endless > >>>> external redeliveries again: > >>>> > >>>> <route id="topics-out"> > >>>> <from uri="topic-jms:topic:projectx.>"/> > >>>> <log message="Picked up message with id: ${id}, > >>>> destinationType: ${header.DestinationEntityType}" > loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <choice> > >>>> <when> > >>>> <simple>${header.DestinationEntityType} not in > >>>> 'FOO,BAR'</simple> > >>>> <log message="Detected new ${header.Name} topic > >>>> message on ${header.JMSDestination} with id: ${id}, destinationType: > >>>> ${header.DestinationEntityType}" loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <recipientList ignoreInvalidEndpoints="false"> > >>>> <simple>lc-jms:${header.JMSDestination}</simple> > >>>> </recipientList> > >>>> </when> > >>>> <otherwise> > >>>> <stop/> > >>>> </otherwise> > >>>> </choice> > >>>> </route> > >>>> > >>>> Why does rolling back prevent the unwanted message from being > >>>> redelivered, while using "stop" causes the redelivery to occur? > >>>> Intuitively, I would have thought it would work the opposite way. > >>>> Rolling > >>>> back should put the item back on the "from" endpoint, allowing it to > be > >>>> processed again. "Stop" should just drop the message, preventing > further > >>>> redelivery. What I'm actually seeing is the opposite of this. Am I > >>>> misunderstanding? > >>>> > >>>> I also get the same exact symptoms if I leave the cache level at > >>>> CACHE_SESSION, but I make the subscription durable. In that case the > >>>> rollbacks prevent the problem, but otherwise I get the eternal > external > >>>> redeliveries. > >>>> > >>>> Using a Filter element also produces the same results as using the > >>>> Choice > >>>> element above: > >>>> > >>>> <route id="topics-out"> > >>>> <from > >>>> uri="topic-jms:topic:projectx.>?durableSubscriptionName=testdurasub"/> > >>>> <log message="Picked up message with id: ${id}, > >>>> destinationType: ${header.DestinationEntityType}" > loggingLevel="INFO"/> > >>>> <filter> > >>>> <simple>${header.DestinationEntityType} not in > >>>> 'FOO,BAR'</simple> > >>>> <recipientList ignoreInvalidEndpoints="false"> > >>>> <simple>lc-jms:${header.JMSDestination}</simple> > >>>> </recipientList> > >>>> </filter> > >>>> </route> > >>>> > >>>> When I look at the topic in JMS, I see the topic "projectx.>" > appearing > >>>> and disappearing in the list rapidly. I assume that's caused by the > >>>> Camel > >>>> polling frequency. It seems a little disturbing to me; is that normal? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks so much for taking the time to help! > >>>> > >>>> Jeff Bischoff > >>>> WDTS > >>> > >> > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Please take note: This email, including attachments, contains > information which may be confidential or legally privileged and is only for > the use of the individual or entity to whom it is properly addressed. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure, copying, or distribution is > prohibited. If you have reason to believe that you have received this > communication in error, or that it may be misaddressed or not intended for > you, please destroy it and notify the sender immediately. Thank you. > >
