1 /* 2 * $Id: UMOMessageDispatcher.java 7963 2007-08-21 08:53:15Z dirk.olmes $ 3 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.mulesource.com 5 * 6 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0 7 * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the 8 * LICENSE.txt file. 9 */ 10 11 package org.mule.umo.provider; 12 13 import org.mule.umo.lifecycle.Disposable; 14 15 /** 16 * <code>UMOMessageDispatcher</code> combines {@link UMOMessageDispatching} with 17 * various lifecycle methods for the actual instances doing message sending/receiving. 18 */ 19 public interface UMOMessageDispatcher extends Disposable, UMOConnectable, UMOMessageDispatching 20 { 21 22 /** 23 * This method can perform necessary state updates before any of the 24 * {@link UMOMessageDispatching} methods are invoked. 25 * 26 * @see {@link UMOMessageDispatcherFactory#activate(org.mule.umo.endpoint.UMOImmutableEndpoint, UMOMessageDispatcher)} 27 */ 28 void activate(); 29 30 /** 31 * After sending/receiving a message, the dispatcher can use this method e.g. to 32 * clean up its internal state (if it has any) or return pooled resources to 33 * whereever it got them during {@link #activate()}. 34 * 35 * @see {@link UMOMessageDispatcherFactory#passivate(org.mule.umo.endpoint.UMOImmutableEndpoint, UMOMessageDispatcher)} 36 */ 37 void passivate(); 38 39 /** 40 * Determines whether this dispatcher can be reused after message 41 * sending/receiving. 42 * 43 * @return <code>true</code> if this dispatcher can be reused, 44 * <code>false</code> otherwise (for example when 45 * {@link Disposable#dispose()} has been called because an Exception was 46 * raised) 47 */ 48 boolean validate(); 49 50 /** 51 * Gets the connector for this dispatcher 52 * 53 * @return the connector for this dispatcher 54 */ 55 UMOConnector getConnector(); 56 57 }