Tutorial: How to Build a Custom Camunda Connector, Using Java

In this tutorial, Senior Developer Advocate Niall Deehan shows how to build and customize your own custom Camunda Connector with Java as well as how to orchestrate it using a BPMN process running on Camunda. Throughout this use case, Niall will review the different task types and pre-built Connectors that are available in Camunda Modeler, the key parts of a Connector Template, as well as how to deploy a process to a Zeebe cluster. Keep watching to see how you can write and run your own outbound Connector, locally in your own IDE, orchestrate it, and even further customize it. To follow along, you will need this repo: https://bit.ly/3ELodDU Start your Camunda trial today: https://bit.ly/4513Ddp Camunda Connectors communicate with any system or technology, reducing the time it takes to automate and orchestrate business processes. There are many out-of-the-box Connectors currently available but there are still instances with more complicated requirements–for example, those use cases that involve unique business logic, legacy systems, home-grown software, or maintenance-heavy RPA bots–where developers will want to write the code themselves. This is where our Integration Framework and Connector Templates come in. Additional Resources - Learn more about Camunda Connectors, our Integration Framework, and Connector Templates: https://bit.ly/3ELaqgX - [docs] Introduction to Connectors: https://bit.ly/3LvXHSW - [github] Awesome Camunda Platform 8 Connectors: https://bit.ly/462FRyN - [podcast] Inbound and Outbound Connectors: “Woah, it’s so easy!” https://bit.ly/3LhMFjY - [blog] How to build a Camunda Connector: https://bit.ly/466E508 - [blog] Contributing to Camunda’s Connector ecosystem: https://bit.ly/46kPbOx --- 00:00 - Welcome + Introduction 00:15 - Available Task Types + Pre-built Connectors in Camunda Modeler 00:34 - Reviewing the Potential Use Cases 01:30 - Creating the Job Worker 02:02 - How to Create a Local Version of an Existing Camunda Connector Template 03:09 - The Different Aspects of a Connector Template 04:36 - How to Edit the Connector Template 06:34 - How to Authenticate Your Connector 07:39 - How the Runtime Connects to the Engine 08:54 - How to Add a Custom Connector to a BPMN Process 10:25 - Deploying and Starting the Process to a Zeebe Cluster 11:50 - Authorizing the Connector 13:41 - Running the Connector 15:13 - How to Further Customize a Connector Template --- Have questions about what you just watched? Chat with our engineers and community in our forum: https://forum.camunda.io/ --- Visit our website: https://bit.ly/3vDGkp0 Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/camunda Tweet with us: https://twitter.com/Camunda Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CamundaTeam --- Camunda enables organizations to orchestrate processes across people, systems, and devices to continuously overcome complexity and increase efficiency. With Camunda, business users and developers collaborate using BPMN to model end-to-end processes and run sophisticated automation with the speed, scale, and resilience required to stay competitive. Hundreds of enterprises such as Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone design, orchestrate, and improve business-critical processes with Camunda to accelerate digital transformation.