Interface HeaderChannelRegistry
- All Known Implementing Classes:
 DefaultHeaderChannelRegistry
public interface HeaderChannelRegistry
Implementations convert a channel to a name, retaining a reference to the channel keyed by the name.
 Allows a downstream 
BeanFactoryChannelResolver to find the channel by name in
 the event that the flow serialized the message at some point.- Since:
 - 3.0
 - Author:
 - Gary Russell
 
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionchannelNameToChannel(String name) Converts the channel name back to aMessageChannel(if it is registered).channelToChannelName(Object channel) Converts the channel to a name (String).channelToChannelName(Object channel, long timeToLive) Converts the channel to a name (String).voidCancel the scheduled reap task and run immediately; then reschedule.intsize() 
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Method Details
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channelToChannelName
Converts the channel to a name (String). If the channel is not aMessageChannel, it is returned unchanged.- Parameters:
 channel- The channel.- Returns:
 - The channel name, or the channel if it is not a MessageChannel.
 
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channelToChannelName
Converts the channel to a name (String). If the channel is not aMessageChannel, it is returned unchanged.- Parameters:
 channel- The channel.timeToLive- How long (ms) at a minimum, the channel mapping should remain in the registry.- Returns:
 - The channel name, or the channel if it is not a MessageChannel.
 - Since:
 - 4.1
 
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channelNameToChannel
Converts the channel name back to aMessageChannel(if it is registered).- Parameters:
 name- The name of the channel.- Returns:
 - The channel, or null if there is no channel registered with the name.
 
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size
- Returns:
 - the current size of the registry
 
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runReaper
@ManagedOperation(description="Cancel the scheduled reap task and run immediately; then reschedule.") void runReaper()Cancel the scheduled reap task and run immediately; then reschedule. 
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