MULE –Anypoint Connector DevKit

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Overview

The MuleSoft Anypoint DevKit , or simply DevKit , enables the development

of MuleSoft Anypoint Connectors.

A MuleSoft connector is an extension module to the MuleSoft Anypoint

Platform, with modules that ease the interconnection of third-party systems

and APIs with Mule applications.

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Development Steps

Development environment: Install Java JDK version 7, Apache Maven, Anypoint Studio, and Anypoint DevKit Plugin to build and test your connector. You can develop a connector using Windows, Mac, or Linux.

New Connector - Create an Anypoint project - Set up Anypoint Studio and install the connector plugin. Existing Connector - Click File > Import > Anypoint Studio > Anypoint Connector Project from External Location, choose a URL or a .zip file, and complete the wizard to locate and import the project. See also Creating a SOAP Connector and Creating a REST Connector.

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Data Gateway is a Salesforce package which you install via Salesforce AppExchange. After you isntall the package, you can access the Data Gateway Designer, which allows you to quickly and easily create a new gateway to your desired external data source. After you’ve configured your gateway, you can publish it – make it available to the external entities that you specify – as well as see existing objects in your data source, and create new objects.

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Determine resource access - Each resource has a different access method, such as REST, SOAP, FTP, or the Java SDK features.

Choose an authentication mechanism - Mule supports OAuth V1 or V2, and username and password authentication (known as connection management), which can be used for protocols such as API Key, SAML, NTLM, Kerberos, or LDAP.

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Choose the connector’s data model - Models can be static Java objects or dynamic objects. You can use DataSense - Determine what information the target resource expects.

Add connector @ attribute annotations - Create code for your connector containing the @ attributes that Mule uses to designate the important parts of your connector.

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Code tests - Tests can be unit tests, functional tests, and Studio interoperability tests.

Document your connector - MuleSoft provides a template that helps you fill in the blanks to create documentation to help your staff and to help others understand the features and use of your connector.

Package your connector.

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Supported EDI Document Types

B2B Portal 1.0.0 Beta (Trading Partner Management and Message Tracking)

AS2 and EDI X12 Purchase Order Walkthrough

FTPS and EDI X12 Purchase Order Walkthrough

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DevKit Features

Features DevKit provides:

Visual design and implementation using Anypoint Studio with an Eclipse-based interface that simplifies and speeds up development.

Maven support.

Connector packaging tools.

Authentication support for multiple types of authentication, including OAuth and username and password authentication.

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DevKit Features

DataSense support to acquire remote metadata.

Extensive testing capability.

Examples, training, and support to simplify development startup.

Batch, Query Pagination, and DataSense Query Language support.

DevKit is a annotations-based tool, with a wide set of available annotations to support its features. For a complete list of DevKit annotations, see the Annotation Reference.

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What is a Connector?

An Anypoint connector is an extension module that eases the interaction between a Mule application and external resources, such as a databases or APIs, through REST, SOAP, or the Java SDK.

As reusable components that hide API complexity from the integration developer, custom connectors facilitate integration with SaaS and on-premise web services, applications, and data sources. Connectors built using Anypoint DevKit in Anypoint Studio, running Mule runtime environments, act as extensions of Mule Anypoint Platform.