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1   /*
2    * $Id: RequestReplyRequesterMessageProcessor.java 20320 2010-11-24 15:03:31Z dfeist $
3    * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4    * Copyright (c) MuleSoft, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesoft.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.api.processor;
12  
13  import org.mule.api.MuleEvent;
14  import org.mule.api.source.MessageSource;
15  
16  /**
17   * <p>
18   * Processes a {@link MuleEvent}'s by invoking the next {@link MessageProcessor} but receiving the reply,
19   * which is turn is returned from this MessageProcessor from a seperate {@link MessageSource} rather than
20   * using the return value of the <code>next</code> MessageProcessor invocation. Because two seperate channels
21   * are used, most implementations will want to implement the concept of a timeout which defines how long a
22   * reply should be waited for.
23   * 
24   * @since 3.0
25   */
26  public interface RequestReplyRequesterMessageProcessor extends InterceptingMessageProcessor
27  {
28  
29      /**
30       * @param messageSource the message source that will be used to receive the reply message
31       */
32      void setReplySource(MessageSource replyMessageSource);
33  }