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package org.apache.storm.jms;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.jms.ConnectionFactory;
import javax.jms.Destination;

/**
 * A <code>JmsProvider</code> object encapsulates the <code>ConnectionFactory</code>
 * and <code>Destination</code> JMS objects the <code>JmsSpout</code> needs to manage
 * a topic/queue connection over the course of it's lifecycle.
 *
 */
public interface JmsProvider extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Provides the JMS <code>ConnectionFactory</code>
     *
     * @return the connection factory
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public ConnectionFactory connectionFactory() throws Exception;

    /**
     * Provides the <code>Destination</code> (topic or queue) from which the
     * <code>JmsSpout</code> will receive messages.
     *
     * @return
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public Destination destination() throws Exception;
}