trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/Consumer.java

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package org.apache.camel;

/**
 * A consumer of message exchanges from an {@link Endpoint}
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface Consumer extends Service {

    /**
     * Gets the endpoint this {@link Consumer} consumes from.
     *
     * @return the endpoint
     */
    Endpoint getEndpoint();
}