Spring Integration

org.springframework.integration.channel
Class ExecutorChannel

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationObjectSupport
      extended by org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractMessageChannel
          extended by org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractSubscribableChannel
              extended by org.springframework.integration.channel.ExecutorChannel
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware, org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware, org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean, NamedComponent, SubscribableChannel, TrackableComponent, MessageChannel

public class ExecutorChannel
extends AbstractSubscribableChannel

An implementation of MessageChannel that delegates to an instance of UnicastingDispatcher which in turn delegates all dispatching invocations to an Executor.

NOTE: unlike DirectChannel, the ExecutorChannel does not support a shared transactional context between sender and handler, because the Executor typically does not block the sender's Thread since it uses another Thread for the dispatch. (SyncTaskExecutor is an exception but would provide no value for this channel. If synchronous dispatching is required, a DirectChannel should be used instead).

Since:
1.0.3
Author:
Mark Fisher

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractMessageChannel
AbstractMessageChannel.ChannelInterceptorList
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractMessageChannel
logger
 
Constructor Summary
ExecutorChannel(java.util.concurrent.Executor executor)
          Create an ExecutorChannel that delegates to the provided Executor when dispatching Messages.
ExecutorChannel(java.util.concurrent.Executor executor, LoadBalancingStrategy loadBalancingStrategy)
          Create an ExecutorChannel with a LoadBalancingStrategy that delegates to the provided Executor when dispatching Messages.
 
Method Summary
protected  UnicastingDispatcher getDispatcher()
           
 void onInit()
          Subclasses may implement this for initialization logic.
 void setFailover(boolean failover)
          Specify whether the channel's dispatcher should have failover enabled.
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractSubscribableChannel
doSend, subscribe, unsubscribe
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractMessageChannel
addInterceptor, getComponentType, getInterceptors, send, send, setConversionService, setDatatypes, setInterceptors, setShouldTrack
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.integration.context.IntegrationObjectSupport
afterPropertiesSet, getBeanFactory, getComponentName, getConversionService, getTaskScheduler, setBeanFactory, setBeanName, setComponentName, setTaskScheduler, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel
send, send
 
Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.integration.context.NamedComponent
getComponentName
 

Constructor Detail

ExecutorChannel

public ExecutorChannel(java.util.concurrent.Executor executor)
Create an ExecutorChannel that delegates to the provided Executor when dispatching Messages.

The Executor must not be null.


ExecutorChannel

public ExecutorChannel(java.util.concurrent.Executor executor,
                       LoadBalancingStrategy loadBalancingStrategy)
Create an ExecutorChannel with a LoadBalancingStrategy that delegates to the provided Executor when dispatching Messages.

The Executor must not be null.

Method Detail

setFailover

public void setFailover(boolean failover)
Specify whether the channel's dispatcher should have failover enabled. By default, it will. Set this value to 'false' to disable it.


getDispatcher

protected UnicastingDispatcher getDispatcher()
Specified by:
getDispatcher in class AbstractSubscribableChannel

onInit

public final void onInit()
Description copied from class: IntegrationObjectSupport
Subclasses may implement this for initialization logic.

Overrides:
onInit in class IntegrationObjectSupport

Spring Integration