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Externalizing Common Mule Flows

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Externalizing Common Mule Flows

In this tutorial we will be externalizing some common mule flows so they can be used by multiple Mule Applications
For Example – If I have a common exception handling which is same for all my other applications and I want to externalize this common exception handling code so that –
1. No one in the team can modify the common flows leading to code discrepancy.
2. Teams don’t have to copy same code again and again in my next API which they are going to build.
3. Also, This will also help my API code look more neat and clean.

Externalizing common mule flows can be achieved by exporting the flows to be externalized into a JAR file and then importing the JAR in other applications. Tells look on the details of how we can do this with just few steps.
1. Understanding the Flow

In the flow below we want to externalize sub flow – “externalizeMuleAPISub_Flow” which is been called by Flow reference in Get and Post  Flows  and exception handling – “externalizeMuleAPI-apiKitGlobalExceptionMapping”.
2. Creating new Mule project

We need to create a new mule project and dump the mule common flows that we want to externalize into it. And remove copied code from our previous project.

Here we have deleted and added the 2 flows from our old project into our new project.

 
3. Exporting the new project as JAR file.

Here are the steps to be followed to export the project as JAR.

Right Click on the Project in Package Explorer >> Click Export

In the Popup Window Select Java>Jar File and Click Next.

Select The project to be exported “externalflows” and add the path where the JAR is to be saved and Click Finish.

 

Now, we have create the project with common flows as Jar and export it to the specified location.
4. Importing the JAR file

Now after exporting JAR, we need to import it to our main project.

To Import the Jar -> go to Project Properties and Click “Add External Jars” and select the JAR File.
5. Adding the Common Flows

Now we need to add the mule XML file name that we have imported as JAR into our main project.
6. Running the Code

You might see few error been reported by Mule even after adding the mule XML filename. But do not worry on building the application all the error will go off.
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Interview Questions Mulesoft / Mule ESB Tutorial

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MuleSoft or Mule ESB interview Questions

Here are the 18 most important and common mulesoft or mule esb interview questions and answers which are bound to be asked in any Mule ESB interview. Whether it’s Mulesoft or Mule ESB interview with Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, Deloitte or any company below Mule ESB interview questions are always always been asked. You can easily clear any Mulesoft or Mule ESB interview questions if you learn answers to these Mule ESB questions.
1. What are Web Services?

Web service is a function or program in any language that can be accessed over HTTP. Message format can be XML or JSON or any other program as long as the other programs can understand and communicate. Web services can be synchronous or asynchronous. Any web service has server-client relationship. Any web service can have multiple clients. Eg: When a travel portal is selling tickets of an airliner, Portal is client and the Airline is the server as it is selling its service. Continue reading

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Interview Questions 2 – Mulesoft / Mule ESB Tutorial

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MuleSoft or Mule ESB interview Questions

Here are the most important and common mulesoft or mule esb interview questions and answers which are bound to be asked in any Mule ESB interview. Also see Mule Interview Questions I.
1. What are inbound and Outbound properties ?

Inbound properties are immutable, are automatically generated by the message source and cannot be set or manipulated by the user.  They contain metadata specific to the message source. A message retains its inbound properties only for the duration of the flow; when a message passes out of a flow, its inbound properties do not follow it.
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RAML Interview Questions – Mule Tutorial

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RAML Interview Questions.

In this mule tutorial, here are the most important and common RAML interview questions and answers which are bound to be asked in any Mule ESB interview.
1. What is RAML and why we use it?

RAML – RESTful API Modeling Language
RAML is similar to WSDL, it contains endpoint URL, request/response schema, HTTP methods and query and URI parameter.
RAML helps client (a consumer of the service) know, what the service is and what/how all operations can be invoked.
RAML helps the developer in creating the initial structure of this API. RAML can also be used for documentation purpose.
2. Who can you import RAML in your poject?

Read here: Mule Tutorial – Creating Mule Project with RAML
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Validation Framework – Handling Business Errors MuleSoft

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MuleSoft Validation Framework – Handling Business Errors

In this tutorial of mulesoft validation we will create an exception handling framework that will generate business/logical error and do custom validations to request/response message while mapping mulesoft code and learn how to handle those error.
For example: The message that mulesoft application received should have some validations while mapping to the backend application request, in case of validation failure the application should throw an error with error message.

The validations are:
1. if a is (a < b or a < 10) then generate error with error message “A should not be less than 10 or b”.
2. all the values a or b or c or d sum should be less than 500 else generate error with message “a+b+c+d should be less than 500.”

The above example, can be resolved in couple of ways and we will see one of the most simplest and easy way by creating validation framework.
We will resolve by using dataweave and a custom exception class.
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Scatter-Gather In Depth – MuleSoft Tutorial

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MuleSoft Scatter-Gather Scope

In this tutorial we will look at various configuration properties of Scatter-Gather with examples in detail and also see how to handle exception in Scatter-Gather.

Why use Scatter-Gather in Mulesoft:
To achieve parallel processing of multiple flows in mule we can use Scatter-Gather. The routing message processor Scatter-Gather sends a request message to multiple routes concurrently which are configured inside Scatter-Gather and collects the responses from all routes, and aggregates them into a single message. There will be multiple threads created for executing multiple routes simultaneously.
Scatter-Gather can also execute multiple routes sequentially.

Please read Validation Framework to understand how error is generated in the example.
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Caching or Cache Scope – Mulesoft / Mule ESB Tutorial

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Caching In Mule ESB or Cache Scope

In this Mule ESB tutorial we will look into what is caching and why to use it, how can we implement caching in mulesoft project and  configuration properties in Mule Cache Scope/Activity. Also a step by step configuration of mule cache scope/activity and how to cache information retrieved from database. Please refer to Mule Tutorial: Connecting with Database mule tutorial to know how to connect to database in Mule ESB.
What is caching and why to use it?

Caching is a concept with is used to store frequently used data in the memory, file system or database which saves processing time and load if it would have to be access from original source location every time.

For example: We have to create an API to retrieve user information, that has connect to an external database which is on different server and fetch the records. (Assumption: external DB is not changing frequently)
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Understanding Various Mule Flows – Mulesoft Tutorial

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Mulesoft / Mule EBS – Mule Flows Tutorial
Mule Flows

In this mule ESB tutorial we will understand various mule flows in detail with downloadable examples.
Various types of flows in mule

There are 4 types of flows in mule. While creating these flows the flow name should be unique in whole mule project despite beaning in different mule application XML file.
SubFlow

  1. Subflow always processes messages synchronously (relative to the flow that triggered its execution).
  2. Subflow executes in the same thread of the calling process. Calling process triggers the sub-flow and waits for it to complete and resumes once the sub-flow has completed.
  3. Subflow inherits processing strategy and exception handling strategy from the parent/calling flow.

Use – It can be used to split common logic and be reused by other flows.
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Creating Mule Project with RAML – Mulesoft / Mule ESB Tutorial

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Creating Mule Project with RAML

In this Mule tutorial we will learn how to create Mule project with RAML and a detailed walk-through on how the Mule flow works in case of a success or error scenario:
Mule ESB – What is RAML and why it’s used

RAML stands for RESTful API Modeling Language and is similar to WSDL. A RAML provides a structure to an API and also help the client who is invoking the API to know before hand what the API does.

A RAML contains:

  1. Endpoint URL with its Query parameters and URI parameters,
  2. HTTP methods to which API is listening to (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE),
  3. Request and response schema and sample message,
  4. HTTP response code that an API will return (eg: 200, 400, 404, 500). Continue reading
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Connecting with Database MySql – Mulesoft / Mule ESB Tutorial

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Connecting with Database MySQL

In this Mulesoft / Mule ESB tutorial of Connecting with Database Using MySql, we will use mulesoft Database Connector and connect it with MySQL DB:
MuleSoft Database Connector using MySQL

The Database connector allows you to connect with database with almost any Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) relational database using a single interface for every case. The Database connector allows you to run SQL operations on database including Select, Insert, Update, Delete, and even Stored Procedures. As of Anypoint Studio May 2014 with 3.5.0 Runtime, the JDBC connector is deprecated, and the Database connector takes on JDBC connection capabilities.
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