MuleSoft Anypoint

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After working with BizTalk for a long while, I had to work with MuleSoft Anypoint platform on a recent project. Intrigued, I started reading about it and signed up for their free courses online. I cleared their MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect Exam after finishing the recommended courses.

Alright, what got me going with it was the platform's approach to building enterprise system networks via APIs. The platform apart from providing all the tools and best practices also provides an overall approach to help an enterprise succeed in building API-connected systems that reduce silos and deliver solutions faster. The idea is to productize the APIs that can be consumed internally and externally.

Let's say you have a backend legacy system with a database that nobody really understands except for few folks who maintain it.

This is the process, 

1. Few folks who understand the legacy system database write an API specification in OAS or RAML first using MuleSoft Anypoint Designer. 

2. Publish the specification to MuleSoft Anypoint Exchange, which automatically creates a test bed and feed back page.

3. Developers get an opportunity to test the API and provide feedback.

4. The legacy system developers will implement the API after considering the feedback.

5. Once implemented, using Anypoint Studio, the API can be productized for consumption.

6. The platform also provides monitoring and analytics to create chargeback model to the lines of business who want to use the APIs.

I'll be spending more time on it and get my MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect cert.


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