How to get handle to original file from file:outbound-endpoint in mule

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In a flow something like below:

<flow name="fileFlow">
    <file:inbound-endpoint path="/inbound/ftp/sbc" pollingFrequency="30000" fileAge="30000" moveToDirectory="/inbound/ftp/sbc/archive">
        <file:filename-wildcard-filter pattern="*.xml" caseSensitive="false"/>
    </file:inbound-endpoint>
    <logger message="Entering #[flow.name] flow" level="INFO"/>
    <component class="com.abc.RequestFile"/>
    <logger message="Payload after transformation is: #[payload] flow" level="INFO"/>
     <vm:outbound-endpoint path="merge" />  
    <logger message="Exiting #[flow.name] flow" level="INFO"/>
</flow>

I get InputStream from file:inbound-endpoint which is passed to RequestFile component. This component is required to return a list of files of which one of this is the original one read and passed. I am seeking a solution other than manual copying InputStream to File in java component.

No, I just need original file and from the location of originalFile, I intend to read another file using MuleClient (and convert that to File) and return both files as List — Charu Khurana, Sep 13 '13 at 16:56

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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As explained in this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/12397775/387927 you can get the java.io.File object instead of its content with this setting:

<file:connector name="fileConnector" streaming="false" autoDelete="false">
    <service-overrides messageFactory="org.mule.transport.file.FileMuleMessageFactory" />
</file:connector>

Note that it is up to you to move / delete the file either before you start or once you've done processing it, otherwise Mule will poll it again and again.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Sep 13 '13 at 17:03

David Dossot

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aah... that makes it a not so easy choice :) Thank you – Charu Khurana Sep 13 '13 at 17:12
David, I need ur help on following question; http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20657425/mule-how-to-pass-file-from-ftp-to-java-class-in-mule-esb -- Please respond back.. – Rizwan Sohaib Dec 18 '13 at 12:24

How to get handle to original file from file:outbound-endpoint in mule

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