Summary
In this chapter, we have looked at a lot of technologies, completing the middleware overview that we started in the last chapter. You have also learned what an ESB is (including connectors, patterns, and data formats).
We have looked at the enterprise integration patterns and the Camel library, which is an implementation of enterprise integration patterns. We have also looked at messaging systems to support the concept of integration in asynchronous scenarios. We then shifted our view of process automation by digging into business rules and business workflows and having a glimpse at Kogito, which is a complete business automation engine running on Quarkus.
After this chapter, you should be able to understand the basics of enterprise integration, including messaging capabilities. We have also seen what business automation is, including workflows and rules, and how to differentiate what should stay in an integration layer from what should stay in a business automation layer...
