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package org.apache.camel;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;

/**
 * Is used for easy configuration of {@link ExecutorService}.
 *
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public interface ExecutorServiceAware {

    /**
     * Gets the executor service
     *
     * @return the executor
     */
    ExecutorService getExecutorService();

    /**
     * Sets the executor service to be used.
     *
     * @param executorService the executor
     */
    void setExecutorService(ExecutorService executorService);

    /**
     * Gets the reference to lookup in the {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Registry} for the executor service to be used.
     *
     * @return the reference, or <tt>null</tt> if the executor was set directly
     */
    String getExecutorServiceRef();

    /**
     * Sets a reference to lookup in the {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Registry} for the executor service to be used.
     *
     * @param executorServiceRef reference for the executor
     */
    void setExecutorServiceRef(String executorServiceRef);

}