trunk/components/camel-jms/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/component/jms/JmsKeyFormatStrategy.java

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package org.apache.camel.component.jms;

/**
 * Strategy for applying encoding and decoding of JMS headers so they apply to the JMS spec.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface JmsKeyFormatStrategy {

    /**
     * Encodes the key before its sent as a {@link javax.jms.Message} message.
     *
     * @param key  the original key
     * @return the encoded key
     */
    String encodeKey(String key);

    /**
     * Decodes the key after its received from a {@link javax.jms.Message} message.
     *
     * @param key the encoded key
     * @return the decoded key as the original key
     */
    String decodeKey(String key);
}