org.ikasan.spec.component.endpoint

Interface Consumer<LISTENER,EVENT_FACTORY>

public interface Consumer<LISTENER,EVENT_FACTORY>

Component consumer for retrieving from an endpoint. A Consumer defines a contract for such translation.

Author:

Ikasan Development Teams

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EVENT_FACTORY	getEventFactory() Does this consumer have an event factory already registered
boolean	isRunning() Is this consumer currently running
void	setEventFactory(EVENT_FACTORY eventFactory) Set event factory for this consumer
void	setListener(LISTENER listener) Set a listener on the underlying tech of this consumer
void	start() Start the consumer and any underlying tech
void	stop() Stop this consumer and any associated underlying tech

Method Detail

setListener

void setListener(LISTENER listener)

Set a listener on the underlying tech of this consumer

Parameters:

listener -

setEventFactory

void setEventFactory(EVENT_FACTORY eventFactory)

Set event factory for this consumer

Parameters:

eventFactory -

getEventFactory

EVENT_FACTORY getEventFactory()

Does this consumer have an event factory already registered

Returns:

boolean

start

void start()

Start the consumer and any underlying tech

isRunning

boolean isRunning()

Is this consumer currently running

Returns:

boolean

stop

void stop()

Stop this consumer and any associated underlying tech