Creating Custom Components

Introduction

Package Structure

Each component using its own name-spaced Root package. For example:

• org.springframework.integration.jms
• org.springframework.integration.core
• org.springframework.integration.ftp ...

Components may typically contain the following packages:

• inbound
• outbound
• core (for classes used commonly by inbound and outbound
• support (Helper classes for support)
• mapping
• config

The root package should not contain much, possibly just exceptions or base interfaces

Providing XML Namespace Support

Creating Namespace Handlers

Writing Unit Tests

Writing Documentation