JSON JSON-B

Since Camel 3.7

JSON-B is a Data Format that uses the standard (javax) JSON-B library.

from("activemq:My.Queue").
  marshal().json(JsonLibrary.Jsonb).
  to("mqseries:Another.Queue");

JSON-B Options

The JSON JSON-B dataformat supports 3 options, which are listed below.

Name Default Java Type Description

objectMapper (common)

String

Lookup and use the existing Jsonb instance with the given id.

prettyPrint (common)

false

Boolean

To enable pretty printing output nicely formatted. Is by default false.

unmarshalType (common)

String

Class name of the java type to use when unmarshalling.

Dependencies

To use JSON-B in your Camel routes, you need to add the dependency on camel-jsonb that implements this data format.

If you use Maven, you could add the following to your pom.xml, substituting the version number for the latest & greatest release.

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

You have to add a dependency on the implementation of a jsonb specification.

If you want to add the Johnzon implementation, and you are using maven, add following to your pom.xml:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.johnzon</groupId>
  <artifactId>johnzon-jsonb</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
</dependency>

Spring Boot Auto-Configuration

When using jsonb 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-jsonb-starter</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
  <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>

The component supports 4 options, which are listed below.

Name Description Default Type

camel.dataformat.jsonb.enabled

Whether to enable auto configuration of the jsonb data format. This is enabled by default.

Boolean

camel.dataformat.jsonb.object-mapper

Lookup and use the existing Jsonb instance with the given id.

String

camel.dataformat.jsonb.pretty-print

To enable pretty printing output nicely formatted. Is by default false.

false

Boolean

camel.dataformat.jsonb.unmarshal-type

Class name of the java type to use when unmarshalling.

String
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