This example shows how to configure a Mule component read a File from a location and dispatch it over tcp but allowing the component to read the file first.

<mule-descriptor name="fileReceiverUMO"
    inboundEndpoint="file:///temp/myfiles/in?autoDelete=false&amp;amp;
                      moveToDirectory=/temp/myfiles/out"
    outboundEndpoint="tcp://localhost:12345"
    implementation="com.foo.TestFileComponent">
</mule-descriptor>

The inbound endpoint creates a file connector that listens on directory file:///temp/myfiles/in*, moves the file to *file:///temp/myfiles/out* and then forwards the java.io.File Object to the TestFileComponent so that it can read it. The *autoDelete flag tells Mule not delete or read the file.

The com.foo.TestFileComponent should read the file and return the result to dispatch over tcp://localhost:12345.

For more information about consuming and writing files see the File Provider.

For more information about configuring Tcp clients and servers see the Tcp Provider.