Apache camel 4.2.0 Release

New and Noteworthy

This release is the new Camel 4.2.0 release.

Supported Java version

This version supports Java 17 and 21.

Getting the Binaries using Maven

To use this release in your Apache Maven pom.xml, import the Camel Bill of Materials (BOM) and then include the camel-core and any other components needed without specifying the version.

<dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
      <artifactId>camel-bom</artifactId>
      <version>4.2.0</version>
      <type>pom</type>
      <scope>import</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-core</artifactId>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-COMPONENT</artifactId>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

To use this release in a Spring Boot application, use Spring Boot spring-boot-dependencies and Camel camel-spring-boot-bom Bill of Materials (BOM):

<dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
      <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
      <version> SPRING BOOT VERSION HERE </version>
      <type>pom</type>
      <scope>import</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
      <artifactId>camel-spring-boot-bom</artifactId>
      <version>4.2.0</version>
      <type>pom</type>
      <scope>import</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-COMPONENT-starter</artifactId>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

Apache Camel

Git tag checkout

Release is tagged with camel-4.2.0 in the Git, to fetch it use:

git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/camel.git
cd camel
git checkout camel-4.2.0

Resolved issues

Here is a list of all the issues that have been resolved for this release

Bug (28)

CAMEL-20099
Camel-http is creating invalid Content-Encoding header based on charset from Content-Type header
CAMEL-20092
camel-core - ScheduledPollConsumer should reset error count when greedy
CAMEL-20086
Camel JBang loosing kamelets-version setting when using camel-version
CAMEL-20079
EndpointDslMojo generates wrong header names
CAMEL-20076
camel-jbang - Should skip jkube.yaml files
CAMEL-20054
camel-kubernetes - Configuration of Kubernetes secrets with Camel K not working as expected
CAMEL-20053
camel-jira: watchUpdates consumer does not see issues created after route startup
CAMEL-20037
camel-http builds StringEntity with wrong contentEncoding
CAMEL-20035
Program terminates with OutOfMemoryError
CAMEL-20033
Camel JBang dependency is not supporting Windows path with Camel files written in Java
CAMEL-20032
camel-yaml-dsl - Choice should not have steps in schema
CAMEL-20031
camel-yaml-dsl: Description property have incorrect title and description
CAMEL-20028
camel-mail - Missing attachments if disposition not set
CAMEL-20023
camel-file - File readLock changed minAge issue
CAMEL-20017
camel-yaml-dsl - ExchangeProperty language is duplicated in yaml schema
CAMEL-20010
camel-sql - Can't change table name in JdbcMessageIdRepository by adding suffix/prefix
CAMEL-20001
Overriden properties ignored with SpringPropertiesParser
CAMEL-20000
camel-flatpack DataSetList iterator iterates only once
CAMEL-19996
camel-lra NullPointerException when creating a saga with invalid lra-url
CAMEL-19982
camel-jbang - Run with --jvm-debug as last parameter does not work
CAMEL-19975
NIOConverter File to ByteBuffer conversion behavior is potentially non-deterministic
CAMEL-19970
camel-jbang - IllegalArgumentException: Unable to determine file extension for resource when a file has no extension
CAMEL-19968
camel-opentelemetry - The Tracing Strategy is failing when using pollEnrich with seda endpoint
CAMEL-19967
camel-core - Default RouteConfigurationBuilder written in Java not enabled on XML routes
CAMEL-19828
camel-twilio: conversion to PhoneNumber, .. fails after recent general converter change
CAMEL-19827
Kafka Component generates huge logs infinitely when invalid configuration is provided.
CAMEL-19068
SagaPropagationTest#testPropagationSupports fails with "Cannot begin: status is COMPLETED"
CAMEL-18760
camel-kafka - Issue using ThrottlingExceptionRoutePolicy with Kafka consumer

Dependency upgrade (20)

CAMEL-20075
camel-kubernetes - upgrade to 6.9.2
CAMEL-20074
Bump google-cloud-secretmanager-bom to version 2.29.0
CAMEL-20073
Bump google-cloud-functions-bom to version 2.31.0
CAMEL-20072
Upgrade Google Cloud BOM to version 26.26.0
CAMEL-20069
Upgrade Azure SDK BOM to version 1.2.18
CAMEL-20063
camel-jbang - Upgrade to kamelets 4.1.0
CAMEL-20052
Upgrade Quarkus to 3.5.0 in Camel JBang to align with Camel Quarkus compatible with Camel 4.1+
CAMEL-20049
camel-activemq - Upgrade to latest releases
CAMEL-20006
Upgrade Google Cloud Functions BOM to version 2.30.0
CAMEL-20005
Upgrade Google Secrets Manager BOM to version 2.28.0
CAMEL-20003
Upgrade Google Cloud BOM to version 26.25.0
CAMEL-19992
Upgrade bytebuddy that can support Java 21
CAMEL-19990
camel-spring-boot - Upgrade to 3.1.5
CAMEL-19980
Upgrade Infinispan to version 14.0.18.Final
CAMEL-19979
Upgrade Vertx to version 4.4.6
CAMEL-19978
Upgrade Netty to 4.1.100.Final
CAMEL-19966
Upgrade Testcontainer to version 1.19.1
CAMEL-19965
Camel-Plc4x: Upgrade to 0.11.0
CAMEL-19963
camel-tooling-maven - Upgrade to resolver 1.9.16
CAMEL-19638
Upgrade mockito to v5

Improvement (37)

CAMEL-20087
Backport data types from Kamelet utils to Camel
CAMEL-20085
camel-aws - Sqs consumer throws unhandled exception during deleteMessage, should be caught by exception handler in consumer
CAMEL-20081
camel-dynamic-router eip compnent: use existing multicast processor instead of custom impl
CAMEL-20080
Removal of getExtentions() is not mentioned in migration guide to Camel 4
CAMEL-20077
camel-core - Message history should be captured after debugger
CAMEL-20071
camel-core - Backlog debugger must have node ids auto assigned eager to allow setting breakpoints on startup
CAMEL-20070
camel-core: avoid unnecessary matching lookup
CAMEL-20065
camel-core - BacklogDebugger as SPI
CAMEL-20064
camel-main - Configure debugger options
CAMEL-20061
SMPP interface version cannot be set from 3.4 to latest version 5.0, even though underlying library jSMPP supports versions 3.3, 3.4, and 5.0
CAMEL-20060
Add Azure SAS support for azure blob storage
CAMEL-20048
camel-core - Find single bean by type should use consistent method
CAMEL-20042
camel-sql, use primary spring data source by default
CAMEL-20039
camel-core - SimpleLRUCache add support for soft cache
CAMEL-20038
camel-core - Deprecate LRUWeakCache
CAMEL-20026
camel-jbang - Export allow to configure jib-maven-plugin version
CAMEL-20025
camel-aws - Should we make region an enum
CAMEL-20024
camel-core-model - Add description for new registry bean model
CAMEL-20016
camel-lra - Allow accessing Exchange in LRAClient
CAMEL-20013
AdviceWith requires camel-xml-io
CAMEL-20011
camel-vertx: Avoid usage of deprecated Vertx.executeBlocking(Handler<Promise<T>>)
CAMEL-20004
camel-core - DataTypeTransformer should be JdkService
CAMEL-20002
camel-core: Make it easier to extend DefaultInjector
CAMEL-19999
camel-bean - Allow to configure bean introspection cache on component
CAMEL-19998
camel-core: cleanup cyclic dependencies in the AbstractCamelContext
CAMEL-19997
camel-cifs: new component for the Common Internet File System
CAMEL-19988
camel-core - PropertyBindingSupport - Should not hide IllegalArgumentException with real cause if failing to set property
CAMEL-19987
camel-core - Optimize EndpointHelper.matchEndpoint to avoid regexp
CAMEL-19977
camel-core - Java DSL to support text blocks for URI endpoints
CAMEL-19905
camel-platform-http-vertx - Streaming mode for message body
CAMEL-19830
camel-seda: investigate improvements and cleanups
CAMEL-19707
camel-aws2-s3 multipart uploads crash with zero-byte files
CAMEL-19437
Provide a profile to activate Camel Route debugger when generating Camel Quarkus project with Camel JBang export
CAMEL-19398
camel-core: type converter performs slowly due to exception-based flow control
CAMEL-17040
rest-dsl - Add option to return http 204 when no data in response
CAMEL-15211
camel-main - Allow to configure SSL context parameters
CAMEL-8306
rest-dsl - Add support for wildcards to match on prefix

New Feature (13)

CAMEL-20088
Camel-Azure-Schema-Registry component: Moving the bits from camel-kamelets and have a non-classic component
CAMEL-20083
camel-opentelemtry - Make it easier to configure for camel-main
CAMEL-20082
camel-jbang - Export to support javaagents
CAMEL-20078
camel-jbang - Debug command
CAMEL-20057
camel-azure - Allow to send binary files to azure service bus
CAMEL-20050
camel-spring - Add support for @Primary spring bean autowiring
CAMEL-20036
Provide endpoint producer builder for https endpoints
CAMEL-19995
camel-jbang - Run and reload from clipboard
CAMEL-19994
camel-platform-http-vertx - Allow access to vertx request object
CAMEL-19945
camel-core - Add bean as property placeholder function
CAMEL-19907
Introduce the ability to use the old Micrometer meter names or follow the new Micrometer naming conventions
CAMEL-19085
camel-main - Allow to configure SSLContextParameters
CAMEL-18637
camel-http - support OAuth 2.0

Sub-task (1)

CAMEL-20008
Java 21 - Test failures related to xml attribute order

Task (18)

CAMEL-20084
Create a Camel-SMB Spring Boot Starter
CAMEL-20066
camel-language - Missing examples in docs
CAMEL-20062
camel-core: type converter refactoring is causing a split package warning on Quarkus
CAMEL-20051
camel-core: fallback conversions are not cached
CAMEL-20043
Micrometer: unclear instructions of docInstrumentedThreadPoolFactory configuration in the documentation
CAMEL-20030
camel-xslt-saxon - Non-working link in docs
CAMEL-20029
camel-language - Missing examples in docs
CAMEL-20022
camel-yaml-dsl: Add WARN log if kebab-case is detected
CAMEL-19986
tests: create throtling executor
CAMEL-19983
Camel-micrometer: Spring should not be mentioned as a part of the examples in the doc
CAMEL-19974
camel-examples - Add missing descriptions
CAMEL-19962
Camel-Azure-Datalake: Headers metadata are wrong
CAMEL-19955
Camel-Infinispan: Review the usage of Protostream sample domain definition and implementation in tests
CAMEL-19757
camel-examples - Move examples to root folder
CAMEL-19557
camel-core: ensure tests have assertions
CAMEL-19541
camel-quartz: replace Thread.sleep in tests
CAMEL-19536
camel-micrometer: replace Thread.sleep in tests
CAMEL-19526
camel-jms: replace Thread.sleep in tests

Test (4)

CAMEL-20098
camel-core - Flaky test using AbstractJsseParametersTest
CAMEL-19993
camel-core - Fix XMLTokenizer tests for Java 21
CAMEL-19958
Java 21 - Test failures on CI server
CAMEL-18998
camel-ftp: FromFileToFtpSplitParallelIT tests a hanging up

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