ESB File Action Sample Question

[shannonlal]

I am new to ESB and I have been working through the examples that come with JBoss ESB. One of the examples (File Action) reads from an input directory and puts the contents onto the ESB to be processed. Once the contents have been put onto the ESB, it moves the file to an output directory. Does anyone know if you can configure the fs-provider so that it does not move the file to another directory(i.e. it leaves it in the same directory)? If it is possible to leave the file in the existing directory, how will JBoss ESB detect new files to be processed?

Thanks

Shannon

[beve]

Does anyone know if you can configure the fs-provider so that it does not move the file to another directory(i.e. it leaves it in the same directory)?

By setting 'post-delete' to false and not specifying a 'post-directory' should do the trick.

<fs-message-filter
 directory="@INPUTDIR@"
 input-suffix=".dat"
 work-suffix=".esbWorking"
 post-delete="false"
 post-suffix=".sentToEsb"
 error-delete="false"
 error-suffix=".IN_ERROR"
/>

If it is possible to leave the file in the existing directory, how will JBoss ESB detect new files to be processed?

The file will be renamed with the 'post-suffix'.

To see the full options the best source is the xsd:
http://anonsvn.jboss.org/repos/labs/labs/jbossesb/trunk/product/etc/schemas/xml/jbossesb-1.0.1.xsd

Regards,

/Daniel

[shannonlal]

Daniel,
Thanks for the reply. What is the implication of leaving the file in the directory without changing the name (i.e. not performing any Post operations). Will the ESB continually try to pick up the document or does it rely on the time stamp of the file (last modified) as well.

Thanks

Shannon

[tfennelly]

"shannonlal" wrote:
Daniel,
Thanks for the reply. What is the implication of leaving the file in the directory without changing the name (i.e. not performing any Post operations). Will the ESB continually try to pick up the document or does it rely on the time stamp of the file (last modified) as well.

Thanks

Shannon

It will be picked up again and again....