Welcome to the first edition of Red Hat’s quarterly newsletter all about Apache Camel! Despite being around for 17 years, the Camel community is as active as ever in churning out cool new features and making waves at conferences. Our hope with this series is to share all noteworthy Camel goodness over the last few months so you don’t miss a thing. We’ll also highlight important upcoming releases and events.
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.0
We announced the Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.0 on the Red Hat blog. Following the milestone 4.0 release, we have rolled out several new patch releases across various distributions, including Camel Quarkus platform, Camel for Spring Boot, and Camel K.
For those seeking a more intuitive no-code/low-code approach to designing integration routes, Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.0 now supports the Kaoto visual designer in a tech-preview phase. This tool is available for download in Visual Studio Code Marketplace. The evolution of Kaoto visual designer is documented in the release notes of tech-preview-1, tech-preview-2, and tech-preview-3. Kaoto visual designer is set to transition from tech preview to general availability in May 2024.
Additionally, we are excited to introduce the Hawtio diagnostic console within the Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.0, currently available as a tech preview tool. Hawtio is set to officially launch this May. For a deeper understanding of Hawtio and its functionalities, refer to the product documentation.
We are pleased to announce the extension of the support lifecycle for the Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.x until October 2028. This extension is a testament to our commitment to providing a stable integration toolkit and fostering continuous innovation within the Apache Camel community.
Articles
Dive into the latest developments within Apache Camel 4 through our curated selection of articles.
Camel 2023 in numbers
Claus Ibsen compiled a brief summary (by numbers) of the Apache Camel project(s).
Migrating from Red Hat Fuse to Red Hat build of Apache Camel
Michael Thirion and Ivo Bek introduced Solution pattern - Fuse to Apache Camel migration
KCS article: How to migrate from Red Hat Fuse 7 to the Red Hat build of Apache Camel?
Made by Torsten Mielke and Ivo Bek
Solution pattern: Edge to Core Data Pipelines for AI/ML
Bruno Meseguer and Hugo Guerrero described the role of Apache Camel in Edge-to-Core pipelines enhancing data acquisition, pre-processing, AI/ML model deployment, and realtime decision making in distributed systems.
Integrate your AI models effortlessly with Apache Camel
Federico Mariani presents the process of integrating AI models using Apache Camel, with a focus on combining WhatsApp and LangChain4j
Try Camel K in the Developer Sandbox for Red Hat OpenShift
Bruno Meseguer updated the article to the latest Camel K v2 which is now available in Red Hat OpenShift Developer Sandbox
Apache Camel 4.4 What’s new
Claus Ibsen and Otavio Piske offer an in-depth look into the innovations and features introduced in Apache Camel 4.4. This version sets the foundation for our forthcoming product release.
Demos and presentations
See Apache Camel 4 in action in the following demos and presentations:
- Apache Camel 4.0 has been released: What's new? by Alexandre Gallice at VoxxedDays in Switzerland
- Connecting disparate systems in a lightweight way by Zineb Bendhiba at DevNation Modern App Dev Day
- Rapid prototyping with Kaoto and Camel JBang by Lars Heinemann
- Debugging Camel Quarkus native apps like a pro in VS Code by Dominik Jelinek
- Knative Eventing and Camel-K for S3 bucket notifications by Matthias Wessendorf
- Connecting the world to event driven applications with Kamelets by Christoph Deppisch
Upcoming
You may meet us at these upcoming conferences:
April:
- 18-20th Devoxx Greece - Quarkus meets AI: Build your own LLM-powered application by Zineb Bendhiba and Dimitrios Andreadis
May:
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4 release with HawtIO, Kaoto and Camel K v2 operator, supporting new and refined components and certifying new environments such as IBM Power and IBM Z.
- 6-9th Red Hat Summit 2024
- Breakout session - The “cheat code” for building cloud-native modern applications with Red Hat Application Foundations by Mike Ward, Jack Britton, and Thomas Qvarnstrom
- Breakout session - Connecting disparate systems with the Red Hat Build of Apache Camel and Red Hat AMQ by Zineb Bendhiba and Kevin Dubois
- Breakout session - Innovating healthcare: Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority’s journey with ROSA by Rajith Attapattu, Angie Mohr, and Larry Schultz
- Workshop: Build robust AI ingestion pipelines with Red Hat Integration by Michael Costello
- Lab: Cloud-native integration with Red Hat build of Apache Camel by Guilherme Camposo, Josh Reagan, and Rafael Soares
- Lab: Building applications for the edge: A retail Odyssey with Red Hat OpenShift, AI/ML, and Red Hat Application Services by David Brugger, Bruno Meseguer, and Hugo Guerrero
June:
- 13-15th DevConf.CZ - Schedule coming soon
- 3-5th Community over code
- Managing the Camel development lifecycle within VS Code by Dominik Jelinek
- Integration in the cloud era + Camel 4 What's New by Alexandre Gallice
