[[BatchConsumer-BatchConsumer]]
= Batch Consumer

*Since Camel 2.0*

Batch Consumer is basically a xref:{eip-vc}:eips:polling-consumer.adoc[Polling
Consumer] that is capable of polling multiple
Exchanges in a pool. What we have done in Camel 2.0
is to standardize this into a `org.apache.camel.BatchConsumer` interface
that a consumer can implement to indicate it support batching as well.

The following components supports xref:batch-consumer.adoc[Batch
Consumer] by its consumer:

* xref:components::atom-component.adoc[Atom]
* xref:components::file-component.adoc[File]
* xref:components::ftp-component.adoc[FTP]
* xref:components::hbase-component.adoc[hbase]
* xref:components::jpa-component.adoc[JPA]
* xref:components::jclouds-component.adoc[JCLOUDS]
* xref:components::mail-component.adoc[Mail]
* xref:components::mybatis-component.adoc[MyBatis]
* xref:components::snmp-component.adoc[SNMP]
* xref:components::sql-component.adoc[SQL]

[[BatchConsumer-ConsumerOptions]]
== Consumer Options

The Batch Consumer supports the following options:

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|Option |Description

|maxMessagesPerPoll |An integer to define a maximum messages to gather per poll. By default
no maximum is set. Can be used to set a limit of e.g. 1000 to avoid when
starting up the server that there are thousands of files. Set a value of
0 or negative to disabled it.
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[[BatchConsumer-ExchangeProperties]]
== Exchange Properties

The following properties is set on the Exchange for
each Exchange polled in the same batch.

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|Property |Description

|CamelBatchSize |The total number of Exchanges that was polled in
this batch.

|CamelBatchIndex |The current index of the batch. Starts from 0.

|CamelBatchComplete |A boolean indicating the last Exchange in the batch.
Is only `true` for the last entry.
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