Camel K Integration Platform¶

Apache Camel K provides a cloud-native integration platform for running Camel integrations on Kubernetes.

Overview¶

Camel K enables lightweight integration microservices with support for multiple languages and automatic scaling.

Configuration¶

Deployment Location¶

Configuration: apps/rciis/camel-k/
Environments: Local, Testing, Staging
Chart: Official Camel K Helm chart

Directory Structure¶

apps/rciis/camel-k/
├── local/
│   └── values.yaml
├── testing/
│   └── values.yaml
└── staging/
    └── values.yaml

Features¶

Integration Platform¶

Operator-based deployment
Auto-scaling integrations
Multi-language support (Java, XML, YAML, JavaScript)
Knative integration

Development Experience¶

Rapid prototyping
Hot reloading
Local development support
CLI tools integration

Cloud-Native Features¶

Serverless execution
Kubernetes-native
Service mesh integration
Observability support

Configuration Examples¶

Platform Configuration¶

# Camel K Operator configuration
operator:
  replicas: 1

# Integration Platform
platform:
  cluster: kubernetes
  registry:
    address: harbor.devops.africa
    secret: harbor-registry

# Build configuration
build:
  registry:
    address: harbor.devops.africa/camel-k
    secret: harbor-registry
  timeout: 10m

# Resource limits
resources:
  requests:
    memory: 256Mi
    cpu: 100m
  limits:
    memory: 512Mi
    cpu: 500m

Integration Examples¶

Simple Route Integration:

apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Integration
metadata:
  name: customs-processor
spec:
  sources:
  - content: |
      from("kafka:customs-declarations")
        .log("Processing declaration: ${body}")
        .process(exchange -> {
          // Custom processing logic
        })
        .to("kafka:customs-processed")
    name: customs-processor.java

Use Cases¶

Data Integration¶

Message transformation
Protocol bridging
Data synchronization
ETL processes

API Integration¶

REST API composition
Legacy system integration
Event streaming
Microservices communication

For detailed integration examples and patterns, refer to the Camel K documentation.