qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/exchange/MessageRouter.java

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package org.apache.qpid.server.exchange;

import org.apache.qpid.AMQException;
import org.apache.qpid.server.queue.IncomingMessage;

/**
 * Separated out from the ExchangeRegistry interface to allow components
 * that use only this part to have a dependency with a reduced footprint.
 *
 */
public interface MessageRouter
{
    /**
     * Routes content through exchanges, delivering it to 1 or more queues.
     * @param message the message to be routed
     *
     * @throws org.apache.qpid.AMQException if something goes wrong delivering data
     */
    void routeContent(IncomingMessage message) throws AMQException;
}