01: package org.jacorb.notification.interfaces;
02:
03: /*
04: * JacORB - a free Java ORB
05: *
06: * Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Gerald Brose
07: *
08: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
09: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
10: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
11: * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
12: *
13: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
16: * Library General Public License for more details.
17: *
18: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
19: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
20: * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
21: *
22: */
23:
24: /**
25: * The interface MessageConsumer provides an abstraction of an ProxySupplier. <br>
26: * The MessageConsumer is responsible to maintain the Connection to the real Consumer. To deliver a
27: * Message the MessageConsumer converts the Message to the appropiate Format (Any, StructuredEvent,
28: * Sequence of StructuredEvent) required by its Consumer and delivers it. <br>
29: *
30: * @author Alphonse Bendt
31: * @version $Id: MessageConsumer.java,v 1.13 2005/08/21 13:30:01 alphonse.bendt Exp $
32: */
33:
34: public interface MessageConsumer extends Comparable {
35: /**
36: * Deliver a Message to the associated Consumer.
37: */
38: void queueMessage(Message m);
39:
40: /**
41: * check if this MessageConsumer is still valid.
42: */
43: boolean isDestroyed();
44:
45: void destroy();
46: }
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