Hi
context().getProperty("dataFile");
is not property placeholders. Its just generic key/value pairs on
CamelContext. See the javadoc of the API.
For property placeholders take a look at
http://camel.apache.org/using-propertyplaceholder.html
On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 11:58 PM, Steve Huston <shus...@riverace.com> wrote:
> I am struggling to understand something I fear is very basic, but I just
> don't see it. Hoping someone can help me understand this.
>
> Properties... I can use them in route definitions, but I don't seem to be
> able to obtain their values in regular Java code.
>
> Example (using Camel 2.16.3):
>
> I have a route builder:
>
> public class MyRouteBuilder extends RouteBuilder {
> public void configure() {
> from("file:{{dataFile}}?noop=true")
> .to("file:target/messages/others");
> }
> }
>
> And a unit test:
>
> @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
> public class UnitTest extends CamelTestSupport {
>
> private String fileName;
>
> @Override
> protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() {
> return new MyRouteBuilder();
> }
>
> @Override
> public Boolean ignoreMissingLocationWithPropertiesComponent() {
> return true;
> }
>
> @Override
> protected Properties
> useOverridePropertiesWithPropertiesComponent() {
> Properties override = new Properties();
> override.put("dataFile", "overridden-file");
> return override;
> }
>
> @Test
> public void testPropertyGetting() throws Exception {
> fileName = context().getProperty("dataFile");
> assert(fileName != null);
> }
> }
>
> When I run this test, the output includes:
>
> INFO Route: route1 started and consuming from:
> Endpoint[file://overridden-file?noop=true]
>
> So the override property set above did get filled into the route definition.
> However, when I try to get the property in the testPropertyGetting() method,
> the value is null
>
> Why???
>
> -Steve
>
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