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Camel Integration Testing Pitfalls
Your integration tests keep failing for non-obvious reasons — or worse, they pass when they shouldn't. The root cause may not be the test itself but Camel routes that got trapped …
Fast and easy integration testing with the Camel CLI Test Plugin
Write integration tests in YAML alongside your Camel routes — no Java, no Maven, no build configuration. Start infrastructure, send Kafka messages, call REST endpoints, verify …
Extending Apache Camel Simple with Your Own Functions
Apache Camel’s Simple language already covers much of the logic needed in integration routes. Functions can be composed directly in Simple, while custom Java functions provide a …
GenAI Observability with Spring Boot and the Camel Observability Stack
Take Camel GenAI observability from CLI/TUI prototypes to production — Spring Boot, camel infra run observability, per-model Perses dashboards, and VictoriaTraces.
Observe Your Camel AI Routes with GenAI OpenTelemetry
Apache Camel 4.23 adds GenAI observability — OpenTelemetry spans and Micrometer metrics for LLM routes. Prototype it in minutes with the Camel CLI, Ollama, and the Camel TUI.
Real-Time Analytics with Apache Camel and ClickHouse
Apache Camel 4.22 adds a dedicated ClickHouse component for high-throughput OLAP ingestion and queries — here's why it exists, how it works, and three routes you can copy today.
How Apache Camel elevates Citrus Integration Testing to next levels
Citrus gains the ability to speak every protocol that Camel supports, transform test data with Camel's rich data formats, and reach into running Camel routes to trigger or verify …
Camel Monitor Operator
Build your Camel workload with Camel K Operator and make advanced monitoring with Camel Monitor Operator
Camel GitOps on Cloud
How to enable a GitOps strategy with Camel K
Prototyping E2E scenarios with Apache Camel
Learn how to leverage Apache Camel JBang to prototype E2E scenarios