org.mule.api.transport
Interface MessageDispatching

All Known Subinterfaces:

MessageDispatcher, OutboundEndpoint

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageDispatcher, AxisMessageDispatcher, AxisWsdlMessageDispatcher, CxfMessageDispatcher, CxfWsdlMessageDispatcher, DefaultOutboundEndpoint, DynamicURIOutboundEndpoint, EjbMessageDispatcher, FileMessageDispatcher, FtpMessageDispatcher, HttpClientMessageDispatcher, JdbcMessageDispatcher, JmsMessageDispatcher, ProcessMessageDispatcher, QuartzMessageDispatcher, RmiMessageDispatcher, SmtpMessageDispatcher, StdioMessageDispatcher, TcpMessageDispatcher, UdpMessageDispatcher, UnsupportedMessageDispatcher, VMMessageDispatcher, XmppMessageDispatcher

public interface MessageDispatching

Define generic methods for dispatching events. The exact behaviour of the action is defined by the implementing class.

See Also:

OutboundEndpoint, MessageDispatcher

Field Summary

static long	RECEIVE_NO_WAIT
static long	RECEIVE_WAIT_INDEFINITELY

Method Summary

void	dispatch(MuleEvent event) Dispatches an event from the endpoint to the external system
MuleMessage	send(MuleEvent event) Sends an event from the endpoint to the external system

Field Detail

RECEIVE_WAIT_INDEFINITELY

static final long RECEIVE_WAIT_INDEFINITELY

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Constant Field Values

RECEIVE_NO_WAIT

static final long RECEIVE_NO_WAIT

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

dispatch

void dispatch(MuleEvent event)
              throws DispatchException

Dispatches an event from the endpoint to the external system

Parameters:

event - The event to dispatch

Throws:

DispatchException - if the event fails to be dispatched

send

MuleMessage send(MuleEvent event)
                 throws DispatchException

Sends an event from the endpoint to the external system

Parameters:

event - The event to send

Returns:

event the response form the external system wrapped in a MuleEvent

Throws:

DispatchException - if the event fails to be dispatched