Package org.springframework.integration.dispatcher

Interface MessageDispatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDispatcher, BroadcastingDispatcher, UnicastingDispatcher

public interface MessageDispatcher

Strategy interface for dispatching messages to handlers.

Author:

Mark Fisher, Gary Russell

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	addHandler(MessageHandler handler)	Add a message handler.
boolean	dispatch(Message<?> message)	Dispatch the message.
int	getHandlerCount()	Return the current handler count.
boolean	removeHandler(MessageHandler handler)	Remove a message handler.

Method Details

addHandler

boolean addHandler(MessageHandler handler)

Add a message handler.

Parameters:

handler - the handler.

Returns:

true if successfully added.

removeHandler

boolean removeHandler(MessageHandler handler)

Remove a message handler.

Parameters:

handler - the handler.

Returns:

true of successfully removed.

dispatch

boolean dispatch(Message<?> message)

Dispatch the message.

Parameters:

message - the message.

Returns:

true if dispatched.

getHandlerCount

int getHandlerCount()

Return the current handler count.

Returns:

the handler count.