msgTypeSwitch component: message routing. Routes the incoming message type (msgType) to one or more output chains.

Configuration

None

Relation Type

Connect to the next or multiple nodes by msgType, if there is no matching node, the Other matching node will be used.

Execution result

This component will not change the content of msg, metadata and msgType.

Configuration example

{
  "id": "s1",
  "type": "msgTypeSwitch",
  "name": "Filter"
}

Application example

Route to different nodes for processing by msgType.

{
  "ruleChain": {
    "id":"rule01",
    "name": "Test rule chain-msgTypeSwitch",
    "root": true
  },
  "metadata": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "id": "s1",
        "type": "msgTypeSwitch",
        "name": "Filter"
      },
      {
        "id": "s2",
        "type": "log",
        "name": "Log 1",
        "configuration": {
          "jsScript": "return 'handle msgType='+ msgType+':s2';"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "s3",
        "type": "log",
        "name": "Log 2",
        "configuration": {
          "jsScript": "return 'handle msgType='+ msgType+':s3';"
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "s4",
        "type": "log",
        "name": "Log 3",
        "configuration": {
          "jsScript": "return 'handle msgType='+ msgType+':s4';"
        }
      }
    ],
    "connections": [
      {
        "fromId": "s1",
        "toId": "s2",
        "type": "TEST_MSG_TYPE1"
      },
      {
        "fromId": "s1",
        "toId": "s3",
        "type": "TEST_MSG_TYPE1"
      },
      {
        "fromId": "s1",
        "toId": "s4",
        "type": "TEST_MSG_TYPE2"
      }
    ]
  }
}