Runtime parameters to providers in jboss-esb.xml file

[arjunpnair]

Hi All,

I want to know whether is it possible to pass parameters to "Provider" configuration in jboss-esb.xml at runtime. Something like given below.

<ftp-provider name="FTPProvider"
 hostname="localhost">
 <ftp-bus busid="FTPProviderbusid">
 <ftp-message-filter username="root"
 password="root"
 passive="false" directory="/Source/"
 input-suffix=".xml"
 work-suffix=".esbInprocess"
 post-delete="false"
 post-suffix=".COMPLETED"
 error-delete="false"
 error-suffix=".HAS_ERROR" />
 </ftp-bus>
 </ftp-provider>

I want to change the values of hostname, username and password at runtime. i don't want to hard code those values;instead some place holders kind of..

Regards,
Arjun

[kconner]

You can substitute any system property into the jboss-esb.xml by using the same notation supported by the app server, for example swapping hostname for ${jboss.esb.bind.address} will cause it to use the IP address to which the server has bound.

Kev

[arjunpnair]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your reply.

However needed few more clarification.

1) Is there a way to use "${variable_name}" while binding to a remote host.
For example, if my FTP server is running locally then i will be using the variable which you have specified. But what will i be using in case of a remote FTP server.

2) My whole idea is that i want to pass user defined variables (like dynamically passing user credentials) to jboss-esb.xml file.

Thanks in Advance,
Arjun

[kconner]

Sorry, I'm not sure what difference you see in the remote/local FTP server scenarios, can you please expand on this?

At present the variables are substituted when the esb artifact is deployed into the server.

Kev

[arjunpnair]

Hi Kevin,

What iam trying to ask is as follows.

Suppose my JBoss AS(ESB) is running in a machine having ip x.x.x.1 and my FTP server is running in x.x.x.2 machine. In this case i can't use the substitution variable which you told (${jboss.esb.bind.address}) for FTP provider. Is there any alternative way of doing this like configuring this in a prooperty file and access it from jboss-esb.xml.

Hope you understood my query.

Thanks in Advance,
Arjun