Configuring the route editor

Overview

Using JBoss Developer Studio's preference panel, you can specify aspects of the route editor's behavior when configuring Enterprise Integration Patterns:

  • The default language to use for expressions in EIPs

  • The method for labeling nodes on the canvas

  • The direction in which patterns flow on the canvas when creating routes

  • Whether the canvas displays a grid overlay

Procedure

To configure the route editor:

  1. Click Windows > Preferences > Fuse Tooling > Editor on Linux and Windows machines, but JBoss Developer Studio > Preferences > Fuse Tooling > Editor on OS X, to open the Editor preferences dialog.

  2. Select, from the drop-down list, the default language you want to use for expressions in EIP nodes. The default is Simple.

  3. Click the checkbox next to If enabled the ID values will be use for labels if existing to enable or disable using node IDs as labels. The default is enabled.

  4. Select, from the drop-down list, the direction in which you want the route editor to align the patterns in a route. The default is Down.

  5. Click the checkbox next to Show diagram grid in Routes Editor to enable or disable displaying the grid overlay on the canvas. The default is enabled.

  6. Click Apply to apply the changes to the Editor preferences.

  7. When done, click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

    You can restore the route editor's original defaults at any time by returning to the Editor preferences dialog and clicking Restore Defaults.

Related topics

Editor