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// @author Sven van der Meer (sven.van.der.meer@ericsson.com)
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== File IO

File IO does not require a specific plugin, it is supported be default.

=== File Input

APEX will take events from a file.
The same file should not be used as an output.
The configuration is as follows:

[source%nowrap,json]
----
"carrierTechnologyParameters" : {
  "carrierTechnology" : "FILE", // <1>
  "parameters" : {
    "fileName" : "examples/events/SampleDomain/EventsIn.xmlfile" // <2>
  }
}
----
<1> set file input
<2> the name of the file to read events from


=== File Output

APEX will write events to a file.
The same file should not be used as an input.
The configuration is as follows:

[source%nowrap,json]
----
"carrierTechnologyParameters" : {
  "carrierTechnology" : "FILE", // <1>
  "parameters" : {
    "fileName"  : "examples/events/SampleDomain/EventsOut.xmlfile" // <2>
  }
}
----
<1> set file output
<2> the name of the file to write events to