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| * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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| package org.apache.camel; |
| |
| /** |
| * A <a href="http://camel.apache.org/component.html">component</a> is |
| * a factory of {@link Endpoint} objects. |
| * |
| * @version |
| */ |
| public interface Component extends CamelContextAware { |
| |
| /** |
| * Attempt to resolve an endpoint for the given URI if the component is |
| * capable of handling the URI |
| * |
| * @param uri the URI to create |
| * @return a newly created endpoint or null if this component cannot create |
| * instances of the given uri |
| * @throws Exception is thrown if error creating the endpoint |
| */ |
| Endpoint createEndpoint(String uri) throws Exception; |
| |
| } |
