Mule

Mule is one of the leading Enterprise Service Bus solutions; it offers both free/open source and cost-based/commercial versions.

Resources

• Mule ESB: http://www.mulesoft.org/display/MULE/Home
• Mule - JMS trasport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/JMS+Transport+Reference
• Mule - TCP & SSL/TLS transports: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/TCP%2C+SSL%2C+and+TLS+Transports+Reference
• Mule - AJAX transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/AJAX+Transport+Reference
• Mule - Email transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/Email+Transport+Reference
• Mule - XMPP transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/XMPP+Transport+Reference
• Mule - (app) VM transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/VM+Transport+Reference
• Mule - (local) File System transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/File+Transport+Reference
• Mule - (remote) FTP transport: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/FTP+Transport+Reference

Tutorials

• Getting started with Mule ESB: http://javadude.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/getting-started-with-mule-esb/
• Mule Studio Essentials: http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/current/Mule+Studio+Essentials
• MuleSchool - Getting started with JMS: http://blogs.mulesoft.org/mule-school-jms-tutorial/
• Getting started with JPA and Mule: http://www.dzone.com/links/r/getting_started_with_jpa_and_mule.html
• Connecting Anything to Anything -- How the Mulesoft Team Got a Commodore 64 to Tweet: http://dzone.com/articles/connecting-anything-to-anything-how-the-mulesoft-t

External Links

• Mule 2.x User Guide: http://www.mulesoft.org/display/MULE2USER/Home
• MULE -- Available Transports: http://www.mulesoft.org/display/MULE2USER/Available+Transports
• Hot Deploying Mule Applications: http://www.mulesoft.org/display/MULE2USER/Hot+Deploying+Mule+Applications?x_lf_kt=2&_x_lf_kvid=b724ff73-75f9-4c44-8165-f47c038deed6
• Routing Messages in Mule: http://www.infoq.com/articles/mule-message-routing
• Implementing Enterprise Integration with Mule ESB: http://www.devx.com/enterprise/Article/38115
• Mule -- A Case Study (why are ESBs needed): http://www.theserverside.com/news/1365047/Mule-A-Case-Study
• Mule ESB Example (feed validation/approver): http://www.gigaspaces.com/wiki/display/SBP/Mule+ESB+Example
• Mule Heads to the Clouds With New Open Source ESB Release: http://www.devx.com/opensource/Article/45592?trk=DXRSS_

See Also

ESB | SOA | Web Services