org.springframework.integration
Interface MessageChannel

All Known Subinterfaces:

PollableChannel, SubscribableChannel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageChannel, AbstractPollableChannel, AbstractSubscribableChannel, DirectChannel, ExecutorChannel, JmsDestinationBackedMessageChannel, NullChannel, PriorityChannel, PublishSubscribeChannel, QueueChannel, RendezvousChannel

public interface MessageChannel

Base channel interface defining common behavior for sending messages.

Author:

Mark Fisher

Method Summary

boolean	send(Message<?> message) Send a Message to this channel.
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 to this channel. May throw a RuntimeException for non-recoverable errors. Otherwise, if the Message cannot be sent for a non-fatal reason this method will return 'false', and if the Message is sent successfully, it will return 'true'.

Depending on the implementation, this method may block indefinitely. To provide a maximum wait time, use send(Message, long).

Parameters:

message - the Message to send

Returns:

whether the Message has been sent successfully

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