Simple Messaging

A channel and two endpoints: the vocabulary in miniature.

• Format.puml
• Length17 lines
• LibraryEnterprise Integration Patterns

The source

17 lines of PlantUML, and pulls in Enterprise Integration Patterns. Copy it, or open the template inside Gnomon and render it as it is.

@startuml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/EIP-PlantUML/main/dist/EIP-PlantUML.puml

title Simple Messaging Flow

LAYOUT_LEFT_RIGHT()

MsgChannel(input, "Input Channel")
MessageFilter(filter, "Filter")
MessageTranslator(translator, "Translator")
MsgChannel(output, "Output Channel")

Send(input, filter)
Send(filter, translator)
Send(translator, output)

@enduml

Others in Enterprise integration pattern diagrams

• Content-Based RouterRoute by message content. Where most integrations start.
• Publish-SubscribeOne publisher, many independent subscribers.
• Splitter-AggregatorSplit a message, process the parts, put them back together.
• Pipes and FiltersA processing chain where each stage is replaceable.
• Request-ReplyAsync messaging that still needs an answer.
• Error HandlingWhat happens when a message cannot be processed. Draw this one.
• Wire Tap (Monitoring)Observe traffic without changing it: for audit and monitoring.