org.springframework.messaging.handler

Interface MessageCondition<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the kind of condition that this condition can be combined with or compared to

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageCondition, DestinationPatternsMessageCondition, SimpMessageMappingInfo, SimpMessageTypeMessageCondition

public interface MessageCondition<T>

Contract for mapping conditions to messages.

Message conditions can be combined (e.g. type + method-level conditions), matched to a specific Message, as well as compared to each other in the context of a Message to determine which one matches a request more closely.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Rossen Stoyanchev

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	combine(T other) Define the rules for combining this condition with another.
int	compareTo(T other, Message<?> message) Compare this condition to another in the context of a specific message.
T	getMatchingCondition(Message<?> message) Check if this condition matches the given Message and returns a potentially new condition with content tailored to the current message.

Method Detail

combine

T combine(T other)

Define the rules for combining this condition with another. For example combining type- and method-level conditions.

Parameters:

other - the condition to combine with

Returns:

the resulting message condition

getMatchingCondition

T getMatchingCondition(Message<?> message)

Check if this condition matches the given Message and returns a potentially new condition with content tailored to the current message. For example a condition with destination patterns might return a new condition with sorted, matching patterns only.

Returns:

a condition instance in case of a match; or null if there is no match.

compareTo

int compareTo(T other,
              Message<?> message)

Compare this condition to another in the context of a specific message. It is assumed both instances have been obtained via getMatchingCondition(Message) to ensure they have content relevant to current message only.