Chapter 7. Integrating Red Hat JBoss BRMS with Red Hat JBoss Fuse

Red Hat JBoss Fuse integration allows users of JBoss Fuse to complement their integration solution with additional features provided by JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS.
Red Hat JBoss BPMS integration is provided by two features.xml files:
  • drools-karaf-features-<version>-features.xml
    This file provides core JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS features, which defines the OSGi features that can be deployed into JBoss Fuse. This file is a part of the JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS product. OSGi users can install features from this file in order to install JBoss BRMS engine or JBoss BPM Suite engine into Fuse and use it in their applications.
  • karaf-features-<version>-features.xml
    This file provides additional features used for integrating JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS with Camel, primarily in Fuse. This file is part of the Integration Pack and it defines OSGi features that enable integration with Camel and SwitchYard. In addition to the karaf-features xml, the Integration Pack also contains a features.xml file for quickstarts.

7.1. Core JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS features

Core JBoss BPM Suite and JBoss BRMS features are provided by the drools-karaf-features-<version>-features.xml file present in your product Maven repository or the jboss-brms-bpmsuite<version>-redhat<version>fuse-features.zip file. It provides the following features:
  • drools-common
  • drools-module
  • drools-templates
  • drools-decisiontable
  • drools-jpa
  • kie
  • kie-ci
  • kie-spring
  • kie-aries-blueprint
  • jbpm-commons
  • jbpm-human-task
  • jbpm
  • droolsjbpm-hibernate
  • h2
The following table provides example of use cases for some of the features listed above.

Table 7.1. Features and Use Case Examples

Feature Use Case
drools-module Use the JBoss BRMS engine for rules evaluation, without requiring persistence, processes, or decision tables.
drools-jpa Use the JBoss BRMS engine for rules evaluation with persistence and transactions, but without requiring processes or decision tables. The drools-jpa feature already includes drools-module, however you may also need to install the droolsjbpm-hibernate feature, or ensure there is a compatible hibernate bundle installed.
drools-decisiontable Use the JBoss BRMS engine with decision tables.
jbpm Use the JBoss BPM Suite (or JBoss BRMS engine with processes). The jbpm feature already includes drools-module and drools-jpa. You may also need to install the droolsjbpm-hibernate feature, or ensure that there is a compatible hibernate bundle installed.
jbpm and jbpm-human-task Use the JBoss BPM Suite (or JBoss BRMS engine with processes) with Human Task.
Core engine jars and kie-ci. Use JBoss BRMS or JBoss BPM Suite with KieScanner (KIE-CI) to download kJARs from a Maven repository.
kie-spring Use KIE-Spring integration.
kie-spring and kie-aries-blueprint. Use KIE-Aries-Blueprint integration.