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This chapter gives you a short introduction to Smooks, Smooks tools and its installation.
First, have a look at the key features of Smooks tools:
Here, we provide you with a key functionality which is integrated in Smooks tools.
Table 1.1. Key Functionality for Smooks Tools
Feature | Benefit | Chapter |
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Smooks Configuration File Wizard | Smooks tools allows to create/edit the Smooks configuration file for Java2Java data transformation. | Smooks Configuration File Wizard |
Smooks Editor | Smooks Editor helps configure the created Smooks configuration file. | Smooks Editor |
Smooks is a Java Framework/Engine for processing XML and non XML data (CSV, EDI, Java, JSON etc).
Transformation: Perform a wide range of Data Transforms. Supports many different Source and Result types -XML/CSV/EDI/Java/JSON to XML/CSV/EDI/Java/JSON.
Java Binding: Bind into a Java Object Model from any data source (CSV, EDI, XML, Java, JSON etc).
Huge Message Processing: Process huge messages (GBs) - Split, Transform and Route message fragments to JMS, File, Database etc destinations. Route multiple message formats to multiple destinations in a single pass over a message.
Message Enrichment: Enrich a message with data from a Database, or other Datasources.
Combine: Combine the above features in different ways e.g. add Message Enrichment as part of a Splitting and Routing process.
For More informations about Smooks, please visit Smooks official site.
Smooks tools is a set of graphical tools for editing Smooks configuration file based on Eclipse.
The Smooks tools was included by the JBoss Tools since 3.0.0 Beta1 version. You can download the JBoss Tools from JBoss download site.
Smooks tools (JBoss Tools) run with the latest Eclipse and other required plug-ins (GEF, EMF, etc.).
You should download the latest IDE for Java EE developers from Eclipse site. It contains many plug-ins ( GEF, EMF, etc. ) required by Smooks dev tools.
Now let's progress to more advanced topics.