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017package org.apache.camel;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024
025/**
026 * Subscribes a method to an {@link Endpoint} either via its
027 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/uris.html">URI</a> or via the name of the endpoint reference
028 * which is then resolved in a registry such as the Spring Application Context.
029 * <p/>
030 * When a message {@link Exchange} is received from the {@link Endpoint} then the
031 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/bean-integration.html">Bean Integration</a>
032 * mechanism is used to map the incoming {@link Message} to the method parameters.
033 */
034@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
035@Documented
036@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
037public @interface Consume {
038
039    /**
040     * The uri to consume from
041     */
042    String value() default "";
043
044    /**
045     * The uri to consume from
046     *
047     * @deprecated use value instead
048     */
049    @Deprecated
050    String uri() default "";
051
052    /**
053     * Use the field or getter on the bean to provide the uri to consume from
054     */
055    String property() default "";
056
057    /**
058     * Id of {@link CamelContext} to use
059     */
060    String context() default "";
061
062    /**
063     * Optional predicate (using simple language) to only consume if the predicate matches .
064     * This can be used to filter messages.
065     * <p/>
066     * Notice that only the first method that matches the predicate will be used.
067     * And if no predicate matches then the message is dropped.
068     */
069    String predicate() default "";
070}