AWS Simple Workflow (SWF)

Since Camel 2.13

Both producer and consumer are supported

The Simple Workflow component supports managing workflows from Amazon’s Simple Workflow service.

Prerequisites

You must have a valid Amazon Web Services developer account, and be signed up to use Amazon Simple Workflow. More information are available at Amazon Simple Workflow.

URI Format

aws-swf://<workflow|activity>[?options]

You can append query options to the URI in the following format, ?options=value&option2=value&…​

URI Options

The AWS Simple Workflow (SWF) component supports 30 options, which are listed below.

Name Description Default Type

amazonSWClient (common)

To use the given AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient as client

AmazonSimpleWorkflow

configuration (common)

The component configuration

SWFConfiguration

dataConverter (common)

An instance of com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.DataConverter to use for serializing/deserializing the data.

DataConverter

domainName (common)

The workflow domain to use.

String

eventName (common)

The workflow or activity event name to use.

String

region (common)

Amazon AWS Region. When using this parameter, the configuration will expect the capitalized name of the region (for example AP_EAST_1) You’ll need to use the name Regions.EU_WEST_1.name()

String

version (common)

The workflow or activity event version to use.

String

bridgeErrorHandler (consumer)

Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler, which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

false

boolean

lazyStartProducer (producer)

Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message). By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during routing messages via Camel’s routing error handlers. Beware that when the first message is processed then creating and starting the producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time of the processing.

false

boolean

activityList (activity)

The list name to consume activities from.

String

activitySchedulingOptions (activity)

Activity scheduling options

ActivitySchedulingOptions

activityThreadPoolSize (activity)

Maximum number of threads in work pool for activity.

100

int

activityTypeExecutionOptions (activity)

Activity execution options

ActivityTypeExecutionOptions

activityTypeRegistration Options (activity)

Activity registration options

ActivityTypeRegistrationOptions

basicPropertyBinding (advanced)

Whether the component should use basic property binding (Camel 2.x) or the newer property binding with additional capabilities

false

boolean

clientConfigurationParameters (advanced)

To configure the ClientConfiguration using the key/values from the Map.

Map

startWorkflowOptionsParameters (advanced)

To configure the StartWorkflowOptions using the key/values from the Map.

Map

sWClientParameters (advanced)

To configure the AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient using the key/values from the Map.

Map

accessKey (security)

Amazon AWS Access Key.

String

secretKey (security)

Amazon AWS Secret Key.

String

childPolicy (workflow)

The policy to use on child workflows when terminating a workflow.

String

executionStartToCloseTimeout (workflow)

Set the execution start to close timeout.

3600

String

operation (workflow)

Workflow operation. The value can be one of: SIGNAL, CANCEL, TERMINATE, GET_STATE, START, DESCRIBE, GET_HISTORY

START

String

signalName (workflow)

The name of the signal to send to the workflow.

String

stateResultType (workflow)

The type of the result when a workflow state is queried.

String

taskStartToCloseTimeout (workflow)

Set the task start to close timeout.

600

String

terminationDetails (workflow)

Details for terminating a workflow.

String

terminationReason (workflow)

The reason for terminating a workflow.

String

workflowList (workflow)

The list name to consume workflows from.

String

workflowTypeRegistration Options (workflow)

Workflow registration options

WorkflowTypeRegistrationOptions

The AWS Simple Workflow (SWF) endpoint is configured using URI syntax:

aws-swf:type

with the following path and query parameters:

Path Parameters (1 parameters):

Name Description Default Type

type

Required Activity or workflow. The value can be one of: activity, workflow

String

Query Parameters (32 parameters):

Name Description Default Type

amazonSWClient (common)

To use the given AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient as client

AmazonSimpleWorkflow

dataConverter (common)

An instance of com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.DataConverter to use for serializing/deserializing the data.

DataConverter

domainName (common)

The workflow domain to use.

String

eventName (common)

The workflow or activity event name to use.

String

region (common)

Amazon AWS Region. When using this parameter, the configuration will expect the capitalized name of the region (for example AP_EAST_1) You’ll need to use the name Regions.EU_WEST_1.name()

String

version (common)

The workflow or activity event version to use.

String

bridgeErrorHandler (consumer)

Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler, which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

false

boolean

exceptionHandler (consumer)

To let the consumer use a custom ExceptionHandler. Notice if the option bridgeErrorHandler is enabled then this option is not in use. By default the consumer will deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

ExceptionHandler

exchangePattern (consumer)

Sets the exchange pattern when the consumer creates an exchange. The value can be one of: InOnly, InOut, InOptionalOut

ExchangePattern

lazyStartProducer (producer)

Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message). By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during routing messages via Camel’s routing error handlers. Beware that when the first message is processed then creating and starting the producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time of the processing.

false

boolean

activityList (activity)

The list name to consume activities from.

String

activitySchedulingOptions (activity)

Activity scheduling options

ActivitySchedulingOptions

activityThreadPoolSize (activity)

Maximum number of threads in work pool for activity.

100

int

activityTypeExecutionOptions (activity)

Activity execution options

ActivityTypeExecutionOptions

activityTypeRegistration Options (activity)

Activity registration options

ActivityTypeRegistrationOptions

basicPropertyBinding (advanced)

Whether the endpoint should use basic property binding (Camel 2.x) or the newer property binding with additional capabilities

false

boolean

clientConfigurationParameters (advanced)

To configure the ClientConfiguration using the key/values from the Map.

Map

startWorkflowOptionsParameters (advanced)

To configure the StartWorkflowOptions using the key/values from the Map.

Map

sWClientParameters (advanced)

To configure the AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient using the key/values from the Map.

Map

synchronous (advanced)

Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).

false

boolean

accessKey (security)

Amazon AWS Access Key.

String

secretKey (security)

Amazon AWS Secret Key.

String

childPolicy (workflow)

The policy to use on child workflows when terminating a workflow.

String

executionStartToCloseTimeout (workflow)

Set the execution start to close timeout.

3600

String

operation (workflow)

Workflow operation. The value can be one of: SIGNAL, CANCEL, TERMINATE, GET_STATE, START, DESCRIBE, GET_HISTORY

START

String

signalName (workflow)

The name of the signal to send to the workflow.

String

stateResultType (workflow)

The type of the result when a workflow state is queried.

String

taskStartToCloseTimeout (workflow)

Set the task start to close timeout.

600

String

terminationDetails (workflow)

Details for terminating a workflow.

String

terminationReason (workflow)

The reason for terminating a workflow.

String

workflowList (workflow)

The list name to consume workflows from.

String

workflowTypeRegistration Options (workflow)

Workflow registration options

WorkflowTypeRegistrationOptions

Required SWF component options

You have to provide the amazonSWClient in the Registry or your accessKey and secretKey to access the Amazon SWF.

Usage

Message headers evaluated by the SWF Workflow Producer

A workflow producer allows interacting with a workflow. It can start a new workflow execution, query its state, send signals to a running workflow, or terminate and cancel it.

Header Type Description

CamelSWFOperation

String

The operation to perform on the workflow. Supported operations are:
SIGNAL, CANCEL, TERMINATE, GET_STATE, START, DESCRIBE, GET_HISTORY.

CamelSWFWorkflowId

String

A workflow ID to use.

CamelAwsDdbKeyCamelSWFRunId

String

A worfklow run ID to use.

CamelSWFStateResultType

String

The type of the result when a workflow state is queried.

CamelSWFEventName

String

The workflow or activity event name to use.

CamelSWFVersion

String

The workflow or activity event version to use.

CamelSWFReason

String

The reason for terminating a workflow.

CamelSWFDetails

String

Details for terminating a workflow.

CamelSWFChildPolicy

String

The policy to use on child workflows when terminating a workflow.

Message headers set by the SWF Workflow Producer

Header Type Description

CamelSWFWorkflowId

String

The worfklow ID used or newly generated.

CamelAwsDdbKeyCamelSWFRunId

String

The worfklow run ID used or generated.

Message headers set by the SWF Workflow Consumer

A workflow consumer represents the workflow logic. When it is started, it will start polling workflow decision tasks and process them. In addition to processing decision tasks, a workflow consumer route, will also receive signals (send from a workflow producer) or state queries. The primary purpose of a workflow consumer is to schedule activity tasks for execution using activity producers. Actually activity tasks can be scheduled only from a thread started by a workflow consumer.

Header Type Description

CamelSWFAction

String

Indicates what type is the current event: CamelSWFActionExecute, CamelSWFSignalReceivedAction or CamelSWFGetStateAction.

CamelSWFWorkflowReplaying

boolean

Indicates whether the current decision task is a replay or not.

CamelSWFWorkflowStartTime

long

The time of the start event for this decision task.

Message headers set by the SWF Activity Producer

An activity producer allows scheduling activity tasks. An activity producer can be used only from a thread started by a workflow consumer ie, it can process synchronous exchanges started by a workflow consumer.

Header Type Description

CamelSWFEventName

String

The activity name to schedule.

CamelSWFVersion

String

The activity version to schedule.

Message headers set by the SWF Activity Consumer

Header Type Description

CamelSWFTaskToken

String

The task token that is required to report task completion for manually completed tasks.

Advanced amazonSWClient configuration

If you need more control over the AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient instance configuration you can create your own instance and refer to it from the URI:

The #client refers to a AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient in the Registry.

For example if your Camel Application is running behind a firewall:

AWSCredentials awsCredentials = new BasicAWSCredentials("myAccessKey", "mySecretKey");
ClientConfiguration clientConfiguration = new ClientConfiguration();
clientConfiguration.setProxyHost("http://myProxyHost");
clientConfiguration.setProxyPort(8080);

AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient client = new AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient(awsCredentials, clientConfiguration);

registry.bind("client", client);

Automatic detection of AmazonSimpleWorkflow client in registry

The component is capable of detecting the presence of an AmazonSimpleWorkflow bean into the registry. If it’s the only instance of that type it will be used as client and you won’t have to define it as uri parameter. This may be really useful for smarter configuration of the endpoint.

Dependencies

Maven users will need to add the following dependency to their pom.xml.

pom.xml

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-aws-swf</artifactId>
    <version>${camel-version}</version>
</dependency>

where ${camel-version} must be replaced by the actual version of Camel.

Spring Boot Auto-Configuration

When using aws-swf with Spring Boot make sure to use the following Maven dependency to have support for auto configuration:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
  <artifactId>camel-aws-swf-starter</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
  <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>

The component supports 31 options, which are listed below.

Name Description Default Type

camel.component.aws-swf.access-key

Amazon AWS Access Key.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.activity-list

The list name to consume activities from.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.activity-scheduling-options

Activity scheduling options. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.ActivitySchedulingOptions type.

ActivitySchedulingOptions

camel.component.aws-swf.activity-thread-pool-size

Maximum number of threads in work pool for activity.

100

Integer

camel.component.aws-swf.activity-type-execution-options

Activity execution options. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.worker.ActivityTypeExecutionOptions type.

ActivityTypeExecutionOptions

camel.component.aws-swf.activity-type-registration-options

Activity registration options. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.worker.ActivityTypeRegistrationOptions type.

ActivityTypeRegistrationOptions

camel.component.aws-swf.amazon-s-w-client

To use the given AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient as client. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.AmazonSimpleWorkflow type.

AmazonSimpleWorkflow

camel.component.aws-swf.autowired-enabled

Whether autowiring is enabled. This is used for automatic autowiring options (the option must be marked as autowired) by looking up in the registry to find if there is a single instance of matching type, which then gets configured on the component. This can be used for automatic configuring JDBC data sources, JMS connection factories, AWS Clients, etc.

true

Boolean

camel.component.aws-swf.bridge-error-handler

Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler, which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.

false

Boolean

camel.component.aws-swf.child-policy

The policy to use on child workflows when terminating a workflow.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.client-configuration-parameters

To configure the ClientConfiguration using the key/values from the Map.

Map

camel.component.aws-swf.configuration

The component configuration. The option is a org.apache.camel.component.aws.swf.SWFConfiguration type.

SWFConfiguration

camel.component.aws-swf.data-converter

An instance of com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.DataConverter to use for serializing/deserializing the data. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.DataConverter type.

DataConverter

camel.component.aws-swf.domain-name

The workflow domain to use.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.enabled

Whether to enable auto configuration of the aws-swf component. This is enabled by default.

Boolean

camel.component.aws-swf.event-name

The workflow or activity event name to use.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.execution-start-to-close-timeout

Set the execution start to close timeout.

3600

String

camel.component.aws-swf.lazy-start-producer

Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message). By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during routing messages via Camel’s routing error handlers. Beware that when the first message is processed then creating and starting the producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time of the processing.

false

Boolean

camel.component.aws-swf.operation

Workflow operation

START

String

camel.component.aws-swf.region

Amazon AWS Region. When using this parameter, the configuration will expect the capitalized name of the region (for example AP_EAST_1) You’ll need to use the name Regions.EU_WEST_1.name()

String

camel.component.aws-swf.s-w-client-parameters

To configure the AmazonSimpleWorkflowClient using the key/values from the Map.

Map

camel.component.aws-swf.secret-key

Amazon AWS Secret Key.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.signal-name

The name of the signal to send to the workflow.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.start-workflow-options-parameters

To configure the StartWorkflowOptions using the key/values from the Map.

Map

camel.component.aws-swf.state-result-type

The type of the result when a workflow state is queried.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.task-start-to-close-timeout

Set the task start to close timeout.

600

String

camel.component.aws-swf.termination-details

Details for terminating a workflow.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.termination-reason

The reason for terminating a workflow.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.version

The workflow or activity event version to use.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.workflow-list

The list name to consume workflows from.

String

camel.component.aws-swf.workflow-type-registration-options

Workflow registration options. The option is a com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.WorkflowTypeRegistrationOptions type.

WorkflowTypeRegistrationOptions