org.springframework.integration.adapter.mail.monitor
Interface MonitoringStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMonitoringStrategy, ImapIdleMonitoringStrategy, PollingMonitoringStrategy, Pop3PollingMonitoringStrategy

public interface MonitoringStrategy

Defines the contract for objects that monitor a given folder for new messages. Allows for multiple implementation strategies, including polling, or event-driven techniques such as IMAP's IDLE command.

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

Method Summary

int	getFolderOpenMode() Returns the folder open mode to be used by this strategy.
javax.mail.Message[]	receive(javax.mail.Folder folder) Monitors the given folder, and returns any new messages when they arrive.

Method Detail

receive

javax.mail.Message[] receive(javax.mail.Folder folder)
                             throws javax.mail.MessagingException,
                                    java.lang.InterruptedException

Monitors the given folder, and returns any new messages when they arrive.

Parameters:

folder - the folder in which to look for new messages

Returns:

the new messages

Throws:

javax.mail.MessagingException - in case of JavaMail errors

java.lang.InterruptedException - if a thread is interrupted

getFolderOpenMode

int getFolderOpenMode()

Returns the folder open mode to be used by this strategy. Can be either Folder.READ_ONLY or Folder.READ_WRITE.