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| package org.apache.camel.spi; |
| |
| /** |
| * Allows {@link org.apache.camel.Message} to store a {@link DataType} which |
| * represents the data type of the Message. Sometimes message content is marshaled |
| * into {@code String}, {@code InputStream} or etc, and the data type structure is |
| * not available until it's unmarshaled into Java object. The {@link DataType} stored |
| * in a DataTypeAware message carries that missing data type information even if it's |
| * marshaled, and whatever the Java class of the body is. This type information is used |
| * to detect required {@link Transformer} and {@link Validator}. |
| * <p/> |
| * Data type are automatic turned on if one ore more routes has been explicit configured with input and output types. |
| * Otherwise data type is default off. |
| * |
| * @see DataType |
| * @see Transformer |
| * @see Validator |
| */ |
| public interface DataTypeAware { |
| |
| /** |
| * Set the data type of the message. |
| * |
| * @param type data type |
| */ |
| void setDataType(DataType type); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the data type of the message. |
| * |
| * @return data type |
| */ |
| DataType getDataType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Whether any data type has been configured |
| */ |
| boolean hasDataType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Set the message body with data type. |
| * |
| * @param body message body |
| * @param type data type |
| */ |
| void setBody(Object body, DataType type); |
| |
| } |