org.springframework.integration.message
Interface BlockingTarget

All Superinterfaces:

MessageTarget

All Known Subinterfaces:

MessageChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageChannel, DefaultErrorChannel, DirectChannel, NullChannel, PriorityChannel, PublishSubscribeChannel, QueueChannel, RendezvousChannel, RequestReplyTemplate.ReplyHandlingChannelAdapter, ThreadLocalChannel

public interface BlockingTarget
extends MessageTarget

Extends MessageTarget and provides a timeout-aware send method.

Author:

Mark Fisher

Method Summary

boolean	send(Message<?> message) Send a message, blocking indefinitely if necessary.
boolean	send(Message<?> message, long timeout) Send a message, blocking until either the message is accepted or the specified timeout period elapses.

Method Detail

send

boolean send(Message<?> message)

Send a message, blocking indefinitely if necessary.

Specified by:

send in interface MessageTarget

Parameters:

message - the Message to send

Returns:

true if the message is sent successfully, false if interrupted

send

boolean send(Message<?> message,
             long timeout)

Send a message, blocking until either the message is accepted or the specified timeout period elapses.

Parameters:

message - the Message to send

timeout - the timeout in milliseconds

Returns:

true if the message is sent successfully, false if the specified timeout period elapses or the send is interrupted