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| package org.apache.camel; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents a <a |
| * href="http://camel.apache.org/polling-consumer.html">Polling |
| * Consumer</a> where the caller polls for messages when it is ready. |
| * |
| * @version |
| */ |
| public interface PollingConsumer extends Consumer { |
| |
| /** |
| * Waits until a message is available and then returns it. Warning that this |
| * method could block indefinitely if no messages are available. |
| * <p/> |
| * Will return <tt>null</tt> if the consumer is not started |
| * |
| * @return the message exchange received. |
| */ |
| Exchange receive(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Attempts to receive a message exchange immediately without waiting and |
| * returning <tt>null</tt> if a message exchange is not available yet. |
| * |
| * @return the message exchange if one is immediately available otherwise |
| * <tt>null</tt> |
| */ |
| Exchange receiveNoWait(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Attempts to receive a message exchange, waiting up to the given timeout |
| * to expire if a message is not yet available |
| * |
| * @param timeout the amount of time in milliseconds to wait for a message |
| * before timing out and returning <tt>null</tt> |
| * |
| * @return the message exchange if one iwas available within the timeout |
| * period, or <tt>null</tt> if the timeout expired |
| */ |
| Exchange receive(long timeout); |
| } |