Package org.springframework.integration.dispatcher

Interface MessageDispatcher

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDispatcher, BroadcastingDispatcher, PartitionedDispatcher, UnicastingDispatcher
public interface MessageDispatcher
Strategy interface for dispatching messages to handlers.
Author:
Mark Fisher, Gary Russell

  • 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.