Use Apache Camel for integration with external services

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An integration framework can abstract away features such as polling and make it 
easier to test code.

http://camel.apache.org/mail.html

Original issue reported on code.google.com by benfortuna on 16 Feb 2012 at 1:02

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Also can use Camel with OSGi:

http://camel.apache.org/tutorial-osgi-camel-part1.html

Original comment by benfortuna on 16 Feb 2012 at 3:56

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OSGi embedding:

http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-framework-launching-and-embedding.html

Original comment by benfortuna on 16 Feb 2012 at 5:49

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More references:

http://groovy.dzone.com/articles/groovy-ride-camel

http://www.andrejkoelewijn.com/wp/2009/02/28/groovy-and-grape-easiest-way-to-sen
d-gtalk-message-with-apache-camel/

http://java.dzone.com/articles/open-source-integration-apache

Camel in Action:

http://www.manning.com/ibsen/chapter1sample.pdf

http://www.manning.com/ibsen/chapter4sample.pdf

Original comment by benfortuna on 17 Feb 2012 at 6:45

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Ingestion points:

email, fax, documents, chats, voice.

Using either direct (e.g. email, chat) or filesystem triggers (watch directory 
for scanned faxes, etc.)

Original comment by benfortuna on 20 Feb 2012 at 12:45