Camel end vs endChoice - not the usual query

Question

First, yes, I have searched and, yes, I have read the same Apache document every one points to. :-) I think there is a bit of confusion and I think I know an answer, so let me

Answer 1

Coming late in the game, but might help.

Nested choice definitions work just fine with Camel. Only your terminators are wrong:

• .endChoice() --> to close a "when" predicate
• .end() --> to close the entire "choice" block

I know, the syntax is a bit confusing.

So in your case:

.choice()
    .when(X1)
        // do stuff

        .choice()
            .when(Y)
                //do more stuff
            .endChoice() // close Y condition

        .end() // close inner choice block

    .endChoice() // close X1 condition

    .when(X2)
        // do other stuff
    .endChoice() // close X2 condition

    .otherwise()
        // default case
    .endChoice() // close default condition

.end()

In practice, you don't have to close all when predicates, only for multiple child routings. In my humble opinion, being super meticulous with the indentation helps a lot.