36. Writers

Common properties of Writers

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Writers can write data to local and remote output files, send it through the connected optional output port, write it to a dictionary, send using JMS connection, insert into database table, send by email, insert into LDAP database or write only for debugging purposes.

Writers Overview

We can distinguish Writers according to their output data format.

Writing to File

Writing to Database

Other Writers

  • Emails:

  • JMS messages:

    • JMSWriter converts data records into JMS messages.

  • Directory structure:

    • LDAPWriter converts data records into a directory structure.

  • Kafka events:

    • KafkaWriter writes events (messages) to a Kafka cluster.

  • One component discards data:

    • Trash discards data or writes data to a debug file.