trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/spi/RoutePolicy.java

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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Route;

/**
 * Policy for a {@link Route} which allows controlling the route at runtime.
 * <p/>
 * For example using the {@link org.apache.camel.impl.ThrottlingInflightRoutePolicy} to throttle the {@link Route}
 * at runtime where it suspends and resume the {@link org.apache.camel.Route#getConsumer()}.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface RoutePolicy {

    /**
     * Callback invoked when the {@link Route} is being initialized
     *
     * @param route     the route being initialized
     */
    void onInit(Route route);

    /**
     * Callback invoked when an {@link Exchange} is started being routed on the given {@link Route}
     *
     * @param route     the route where the exchange started from
     * @param exchange  the created exchange
     */
    void onExchangeBegin(Route route, Exchange exchange);

    /**
     * Callback invoked when an {@link Exchange} is done being routed, where it started from the given {@link Route}
     * <p/>
     * Notice this callback is invoked when the <b>Exchange</b> is done and the {@link Route} is the route where
     * the {@link Exchange} was started. Most often its also the route where the exchange is done. However its
     * possible to route an {@link Exchange} to other routes using endpoints such as
     * <b>direct</b> or <b>seda</b>. Bottom line is that the {@link Route} parameter may not be the endpoint
     * route and thus why we state its the starting route.
     *
     * @param route     the route where the exchange started from
     * @param exchange  the created exchange
     */
    void onExchangeDone(Route route, Exchange exchange);
}