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017package org.apache.camel;
018
019import java.util.Date;
020import java.util.List;
021import java.util.Map;
022
023import org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization;
024import org.apache.camel.spi.UnitOfWork;
025
026/**
027 * An Exchange is the message container holding the information during the entire routing of
028 * a {@link  Message} received by a {@link Consumer}. 
029 * <p/>
030 * During processing down the {@link Processor} chain, the {@link Exchange} provides access to the 
031 * current (not the original) request and response {@link Message} messages. The {@link Exchange} 
032 * also holds meta-data during its entire lifetime stored as properties accessible using the 
033 * various {@link #getProperty(String)} methods. The {@link #setProperty(String, Object)} is 
034 * used to store a property. For example you can use this to store security, SLA related 
035 * data or any other information deemed useful throughout processing. If an {@link Exchange} 
036 * failed during routing the {@link Exception} that caused the failure is stored and accessible 
037 * via the {@link #getException()} method.
038 * <p/>
039 * An Exchange is created when a {@link Consumer} receives a request. A new {@link Message} is
040 * created, the request is set as the body of the {@link Message} and depending on the {@link Consumer}
041 * other {@link Endpoint} and protocol related information is added as headers on the {@link Message}.
042 * Then an Exchange is created and the newly created {@link Message} is set as the in on the Exchange.
043 * Therefore an Exchange starts its life in a {@link Consumer}. The Exchange is then sent down the
044 * {@link Route} for processing along a {@link Processor} chain. The {@link Processor} as the name
045 * suggests is what processes the {@link Message} in the Exchange and Camel, in addition to 
046 * providing out-of-the-box a large number of useful processors, it also allows you to create your own. 
047 * The rule Camel uses is to take the out {@link Message} produced by the previous {@link Processor} 
048 * and set it as the in for the next {@link Processor}. If the previous {@link Processor} did not
049 * produce an out, then the in of the previous {@link Processor} is sent as the next in. At the
050 * end of the processing chain, depending on the {@link ExchangePattern Message Exchange Pattern} (or MEP)
051 * the last out (or in of no out available) is sent by the {@link Consumer} back to the original caller.
052 * <p/>
053 * Camel, in addition to providing out-of-the-box a large number of useful processors, it also allows 
054 * you to implement and use your own. When the Exchange is passed to a {@link Processor}, it always 
055 * contains an in {@link Message} and no out {@link Message}. The {@link Processor} <b>may</b> produce 
056 * an out, depending on the nature of the {@link Processor}. The in {@link Message} can be accessed 
057 * using the {@link #getIn()} method. Since the out message is null when entering the {@link Processor}, 
058 * the {@link #getOut()} method is actually a convenient factory method that will lazily instantiate a 
059 * {@link org.apache.camel.support.DefaultMessage} which you could populate. As an alternative you could
060 * also instantiate your specialized  {@link Message} and set it on the exchange using the 
061 * {@link #setOut(org.apache.camel.Message)} method. Please note that a {@link Message} contains not only 
062 * the body but also headers and attachments. If you are creating a new {@link Message} the headers and 
063 * attachments of the in {@link Message} are not automatically copied to the out by Camel and you'll have 
064 * to set the headers and attachments you need yourself. If your {@link Processor} is not producing a 
065 * different {@link Message} but only needs to slightly  modify the in, you can simply update the in 
066 * {@link Message} returned by {@link #getIn()}. 
067 * <p/>
068 * See this <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a> 
069 * for more details.
070 */
071public interface Exchange {
072
073    String AUTHENTICATION                   = "CamelAuthentication";
074    String AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_POLICY_ID = "CamelAuthenticationFailurePolicyId";
075    @Deprecated
076    String ACCEPT_CONTENT_TYPE              = "CamelAcceptContentType";
077    String AGGREGATED_SIZE                  = "CamelAggregatedSize";
078    String AGGREGATED_TIMEOUT               = "CamelAggregatedTimeout";
079    String AGGREGATED_COMPLETED_BY          = "CamelAggregatedCompletedBy";
080    String AGGREGATED_CORRELATION_KEY       = "CamelAggregatedCorrelationKey";
081    String AGGREGATED_COLLECTION_GUARD      = "CamelAggregatedCollectionGuard";
082    String AGGREGATION_STRATEGY             = "CamelAggregationStrategy";
083    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_CURRENT_GROUP = "CamelAggregationCompleteCurrentGroup";
084    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_ALL_GROUPS  = "CamelAggregationCompleteAllGroups";
085    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_ALL_GROUPS_INCLUSIVE  = "CamelAggregationCompleteAllGroupsInclusive";
086    String ASYNC_WAIT                       = "CamelAsyncWait";
087
088    String BATCH_INDEX                = "CamelBatchIndex";
089    String BATCH_SIZE                 = "CamelBatchSize";
090    String BATCH_COMPLETE             = "CamelBatchComplete";
091    String BEAN_METHOD_NAME           = "CamelBeanMethodName";
092    String BINDING                    = "CamelBinding";
093    // do not prefix with Camel and use lower-case starting letter as its a shared key
094    // used across other Apache products such as AMQ, SMX etc.
095    String BREADCRUMB_ID              = "breadcrumbId";
096
097    String CHARSET_NAME           = "CamelCharsetName";
098    String CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATE  = "CamelCircuitBreakerState";
099    String CREATED_TIMESTAMP      = "CamelCreatedTimestamp";
100    String CLAIM_CHECK_REPOSITORY = "CamelClaimCheckRepository";
101    String CONTENT_ENCODING       = "Content-Encoding";
102    String CONTENT_LENGTH         = "Content-Length";
103    String CONTENT_TYPE           = "Content-Type";
104    String COOKIE_HANDLER         = "CamelCookieHandler";
105    String CORRELATION_ID         = "CamelCorrelationId";
106
107    String DATASET_INDEX             = "CamelDataSetIndex";
108    String DEFAULT_CHARSET_PROPERTY  = "org.apache.camel.default.charset";
109    String DESTINATION_OVERRIDE_URL = "CamelDestinationOverrideUrl";
110    String DISABLE_HTTP_STREAM_CACHE = "CamelDisableHttpStreamCache";
111    String DUPLICATE_MESSAGE         = "CamelDuplicateMessage";
112    
113    String DOCUMENT_BUILDER_FACTORY = "CamelDocumentBuilderFactory";
114
115    String EXCEPTION_CAUGHT              = "CamelExceptionCaught";
116    String EXCEPTION_HANDLED             = "CamelExceptionHandled";
117    String EVALUATE_EXPRESSION_RESULT    = "CamelEvaluateExpressionResult";
118    String ERRORHANDLER_CIRCUIT_DETECTED = "CamelFErrorHandlerCircuitDetected";
119    String ERRORHANDLER_HANDLED          = "CamelErrorHandlerHandled";
120    String EXTERNAL_REDELIVERED          = "CamelExternalRedelivered";
121
122    String FAILURE_HANDLED      = "CamelFailureHandled";
123    String FAILURE_ENDPOINT     = "CamelFailureEndpoint";
124    String FAILURE_ROUTE_ID     = "CamelFailureRouteId";
125    String FATAL_FALLBACK_ERROR_HANDLER  = "CamelFatalFallbackErrorHandler";
126    String FILE_CONTENT_TYPE    = "CamelFileContentType";
127    String FILE_LOCAL_WORK_PATH = "CamelFileLocalWorkPath";
128    String FILE_NAME            = "CamelFileName";
129    String FILE_NAME_ONLY       = "CamelFileNameOnly";
130    String FILE_NAME_PRODUCED   = "CamelFileNameProduced";
131    String FILE_NAME_CONSUMED   = "CamelFileNameConsumed";
132    String FILE_PATH            = "CamelFilePath";
133    String FILE_PARENT          = "CamelFileParent";
134    String FILE_LAST_MODIFIED   = "CamelFileLastModified";
135    String FILE_LENGTH          = "CamelFileLength";
136    String FILE_LOCK_FILE_ACQUIRED = "CamelFileLockFileAcquired";
137    String FILE_LOCK_FILE_NAME  = "CamelFileLockFileName";
138    String FILE_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK = "CamelFileLockExclusiveLock";
139    String FILE_LOCK_RANDOM_ACCESS_FILE = "CamelFileLockRandomAccessFile";
140    String FILTER_MATCHED       = "CamelFilterMatched";
141    String FILTER_NON_XML_CHARS = "CamelFilterNonXmlChars";
142
143    String GROUPED_EXCHANGE = "CamelGroupedExchange";
144
145    String HTTP_SCHEME             = "CamelHttpScheme";
146    String HTTP_HOST               = "CamelHttpHost";
147    String HTTP_PORT               = "CamelHttpPort";
148    String HTTP_BASE_URI           = "CamelHttpBaseUri";
149    String HTTP_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "CamelHttpCharacterEncoding";
150    String HTTP_METHOD             = "CamelHttpMethod";
151    String HTTP_PATH               = "CamelHttpPath";
152    String HTTP_PROTOCOL_VERSION   = "CamelHttpProtocolVersion";
153    String HTTP_QUERY              = "CamelHttpQuery";
154    String HTTP_RAW_QUERY          = "CamelHttpRawQuery";
155    String HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE      = "CamelHttpResponseCode";
156    String HTTP_RESPONSE_TEXT      = "CamelHttpResponseText";
157    String HTTP_URI                = "CamelHttpUri";
158    String HTTP_URL                = "CamelHttpUrl";
159    String HTTP_CHUNKED            = "CamelHttpChunked";
160    String HTTP_SERVLET_REQUEST    = "CamelHttpServletRequest";
161    String HTTP_SERVLET_RESPONSE   = "CamelHttpServletResponse";
162
163    String INTERCEPTED_ENDPOINT = "CamelInterceptedEndpoint";
164    String INTERCEPT_SEND_TO_ENDPOINT_WHEN_MATCHED = "CamelInterceptSendToEndpointWhenMatched";
165    String INTERRUPTED = "CamelInterrupted";
166
167    String LANGUAGE_SCRIPT          = "CamelLanguageScript";
168    String LOG_DEBUG_BODY_MAX_CHARS = "CamelLogDebugBodyMaxChars";
169    String LOG_DEBUG_BODY_STREAMS   = "CamelLogDebugStreams";
170    String LOG_EIP_NAME             = "CamelLogEipName";
171    String LOOP_INDEX               = "CamelLoopIndex";
172    String LOOP_SIZE                = "CamelLoopSize";
173
174    // Long running action (saga): using "Long-Running-Action" as header value allows sagas
175    // to be propagated to any remote system supporting the LRA framework
176    String SAGA_LONG_RUNNING_ACTION = "Long-Running-Action";
177
178    String MAXIMUM_CACHE_POOL_SIZE     = "CamelMaximumCachePoolSize";
179    String MAXIMUM_ENDPOINT_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumEndpointCacheSize";
180    String MAXIMUM_SIMPLE_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumSimpleCacheSize";
181    String MAXIMUM_TRANSFORMER_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumTransformerCacheSize";
182    String MAXIMUM_VALIDATOR_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumValidatorCacheSize";
183    String MESSAGE_HISTORY             = "CamelMessageHistory";
184    String MESSAGE_HISTORY_HEADER_FORMAT      = "CamelMessageHistoryHeaderFormat";
185    String MESSAGE_HISTORY_OUTPUT_FORMAT      = "CamelMessageHistoryOutputFormat";
186    String MULTICAST_INDEX             = "CamelMulticastIndex";
187    String MULTICAST_COMPLETE          = "CamelMulticastComplete";
188
189    String NOTIFY_EVENT = "CamelNotifyEvent";
190
191    String ON_COMPLETION      = "CamelOnCompletion";
192    String OVERRULE_FILE_NAME = "CamelOverruleFileName";
193
194    String PARENT_UNIT_OF_WORK = "CamelParentUnitOfWork";
195    String STREAM_CACHE_UNIT_OF_WORK = "CamelStreamCacheUnitOfWork";
196    
197    String RECIPIENT_LIST_ENDPOINT = "CamelRecipientListEndpoint";
198    String RECEIVED_TIMESTAMP      = "CamelReceivedTimestamp";
199    String REDELIVERED             = "CamelRedelivered";
200    String REDELIVERY_COUNTER      = "CamelRedeliveryCounter";
201    String REDELIVERY_MAX_COUNTER  = "CamelRedeliveryMaxCounter";
202    String REDELIVERY_EXHAUSTED    = "CamelRedeliveryExhausted";
203    String REDELIVERY_DELAY        = "CamelRedeliveryDelay";
204    String REST_HTTP_URI           = "CamelRestHttpUri";
205    String REST_HTTP_QUERY         = "CamelRestHttpQuery";
206    String ROLLBACK_ONLY           = "CamelRollbackOnly";
207    String ROLLBACK_ONLY_LAST      = "CamelRollbackOnlyLast";
208    String ROUTE_STOP              = "CamelRouteStop";
209
210    String REUSE_SCRIPT_ENGINE = "CamelReuseScripteEngine";
211    String COMPILE_SCRIPT = "CamelCompileScript";
212    
213    String SAXPARSER_FACTORY   = "CamelSAXParserFactory";
214
215    String SCHEDULER_POLLED_MESSAGES = "CamelSchedulerPolledMessages";
216    String SOAP_ACTION        = "CamelSoapAction";
217    String SKIP_GZIP_ENCODING = "CamelSkipGzipEncoding";
218    String SKIP_WWW_FORM_URLENCODED = "CamelSkipWwwFormUrlEncoding"; 
219    String SLIP_ENDPOINT      = "CamelSlipEndpoint";
220    String SLIP_PRODUCER      = "CamelSlipProducer";
221    String SPLIT_INDEX        = "CamelSplitIndex";
222    String SPLIT_COMPLETE     = "CamelSplitComplete";
223    String SPLIT_SIZE         = "CamelSplitSize";
224    String STEP_ID            = "CamelStepId";
225
226    String TIMER_COUNTER         = "CamelTimerCounter";
227    String TIMER_FIRED_TIME      = "CamelTimerFiredTime";
228    String TIMER_NAME            = "CamelTimerName";
229    String TIMER_PERIOD          = "CamelTimerPeriod";
230    String TIMER_TIME            = "CamelTimerTime";
231    String TO_ENDPOINT           = "CamelToEndpoint";
232    String TRACE_EVENT           = "CamelTraceEvent";
233    String TRACE_EVENT_NODE_ID   = "CamelTraceEventNodeId";
234    String TRACE_EVENT_TIMESTAMP = "CamelTraceEventTimestamp";
235    String TRACE_EVENT_EXCHANGE  = "CamelTraceEventExchange";
236    String TRY_ROUTE_BLOCK       = "TryRouteBlock";
237    String TRANSFER_ENCODING     = "Transfer-Encoding";
238
239    String UNIT_OF_WORK_EXHAUSTED    = "CamelUnitOfWorkExhausted";
240    
241    /**
242     * @deprecated UNIT_OF_WORK_PROCESS_SYNC is not in use and will be removed in future Camel release
243     */
244    @Deprecated
245    String UNIT_OF_WORK_PROCESS_SYNC = "CamelUnitOfWorkProcessSync";
246
247    String XSLT_FILE_NAME   = "CamelXsltFileName";
248    String XSLT_ERROR       = "CamelXsltError";
249    String XSLT_FATAL_ERROR = "CamelXsltFatalError";
250    String XSLT_WARNING     = "CamelXsltWarning";
251
252    /**
253     * Returns the {@link ExchangePattern} (MEP) of this exchange.
254     *
255     * @return the message exchange pattern of this exchange
256     */
257    ExchangePattern getPattern();
258
259    /**
260     * Allows the {@link ExchangePattern} (MEP) of this exchange to be customized.
261     *
262     * This typically won't be required as an exchange can be created with a specific MEP
263     * by calling {@link Endpoint#createExchange(ExchangePattern)} but it is here just in case
264     * it is needed.
265     *
266     * @param pattern  the pattern 
267     */
268    void setPattern(ExchangePattern pattern);
269
270    /**
271     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name
272     *
273     * @param name the name of the property
274     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>null</tt> if there is no property for
275     *         the given name
276     */
277    Object getProperty(String name);
278
279    /**
280     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name
281     *
282     * @param name the name of the property
283     * @param defaultValue the default value to return if property was absent
284     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>defaultValue</tt> if there is no
285     *         property for the given name
286     */
287    Object getProperty(String name, Object defaultValue);
288
289    /**
290     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name and specifying
291     * the type required
292     *
293     * @param name the name of the property
294     * @param type the type of the property
295     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>null</tt> if there is no property for
296     *         the given name or <tt>null</tt> if it cannot be converted to the given type
297     */
298    <T> T getProperty(String name, Class<T> type);
299
300    /**
301     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name and specifying
302     * the type required
303     *
304     * @param name the name of the property
305     * @param defaultValue the default value to return if property was absent
306     * @param type the type of the property
307     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>defaultValue</tt> if there is no property for
308     *         the given name or <tt>null</tt> if it cannot be converted to the given type
309     */
310    <T> T getProperty(String name, Object defaultValue, Class<T> type);
311
312    /**
313     * Sets a property on the exchange
314     *
315     * @param name  of the property
316     * @param value to associate with the name
317     */
318    void setProperty(String name, Object value);
319
320    /**
321     * Removes the given property on the exchange
322     *
323     * @param name of the property
324     * @return the old value of the property
325     */
326    Object removeProperty(String name);
327
328    /**
329     * Remove all of the properties associated with the exchange matching a specific pattern
330     *
331     * @param pattern pattern of names
332     * @return boolean whether any properties matched
333     */
334    boolean removeProperties(String pattern);
335    
336    /**
337     * Removes the properties from this exchange that match the given <tt>pattern</tt>, 
338     * except for the ones matching one ore more <tt>excludePatterns</tt>
339     * 
340     * @param pattern pattern of names that should be removed
341     * @param excludePatterns one or more pattern of properties names that should be excluded (= preserved)
342     * @return boolean whether any properties matched
343     */ 
344    boolean removeProperties(String pattern, String... excludePatterns);
345    
346    /**
347     * Returns all of the properties associated with the exchange
348     *
349     * @return all the headers in a Map
350     */
351    Map<String, Object> getProperties();
352
353    /**
354     * Returns whether any properties has been set
355     *
356     * @return <tt>true</tt> if any properties has been set
357     */
358    boolean hasProperties();
359
360    /**
361     * Returns the inbound request message
362     *
363     * @return the message
364     */
365    Message getIn();
366
367    /**
368     * Returns the current message
369     *
370     * @return the current message
371     */
372    Message getMessage();
373
374    /**
375     * Returns the current message as the given type
376     *
377     * @param type the given type
378     * @return the message as the given type or <tt>null</tt> if not possible to covert to given type
379     */
380    <T> T getMessage(Class<T> type);
381
382    /**
383     * Replace the current message instance.
384     *
385     * @param message the new message
386     */
387    void setMessage(Message message);
388
389    /**
390     * Returns the inbound request message as the given type
391     *
392     * @param type the given type
393     * @return the message as the given type or <tt>null</tt> if not possible to covert to given type
394     */
395    <T> T getIn(Class<T> type);
396
397    /**
398     * Sets the inbound message instance
399     *
400     * @param in the inbound message
401     */
402    void setIn(Message in);
403
404    /**
405     * Returns the outbound message, lazily creating one if one has not already
406     * been associated with this exchange.
407     * <p/>
408     * <br/><b>Important:</b> If you want to change the current message, then use {@link #getIn()} instead as it will
409     * ensure headers etc. is kept and propagated when routing continues. Bottom line end users should rarely use
410     * this method.
411     * <p/>
412     * <br/>If you want to test whether an OUT message have been set or not, use the {@link #hasOut()} method.
413     * <p/>
414     * See also the class java doc for this {@link Exchange} for more details and this
415     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a>.
416     *
417     * @return the response
418     * @see #getIn()
419     */
420    Message getOut();
421
422    /**
423     * Returns the outbound request message as the given type
424     * <p/>
425     * <br/><b>Important:</b> If you want to change the current message, then use {@link #getIn()} instead as it will
426     * ensure headers etc. is kept and propagated when routing continues. Bottom line end users should rarely use
427     * this method.
428     * <p/>
429     * <br/>If you want to test whether an OUT message have been set or not, use the {@link #hasOut()} method.
430     * <p/>
431     * See also the class java doc for this {@link Exchange} for more details and this
432     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a>.
433     *
434     * @param type the given type
435     * @return the message as the given type or <tt>null</tt> if not possible to covert to given type
436     * @see #getIn(Class)
437     */
438    <T> T getOut(Class<T> type);
439
440    /**
441     * Returns whether an OUT message has been set or not.
442     *
443     * @return <tt>true</tt> if an OUT message exists, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
444     */
445    boolean hasOut();
446
447    /**
448     * Sets the outbound message
449     *
450     * @param out the outbound message
451     */
452    void setOut(Message out);
453
454    /**
455     * Returns the exception associated with this exchange
456     *
457     * @return the exception (or null if no faults)
458     */
459    Exception getException();
460
461    /**
462     * Returns the exception associated with this exchange.
463     * <p/>
464     * Is used to get the caused exception that typically have been wrapped in some sort
465     * of Camel wrapper exception
466     * <p/>
467     * The strategy is to look in the exception hierarchy to find the first given cause that matches the type.
468     * Will start from the bottom (the real cause) and walk upwards.
469     *
470     * @param type the exception type
471     * @return the exception (or <tt>null</tt> if no caused exception matched)
472     */
473    <T> T getException(Class<T> type);
474
475    /**
476     * Sets the exception associated with this exchange
477     * <p/>
478     * Camel will wrap {@link Throwable} into {@link Exception} type to
479     * accommodate for the {@link #getException()} method returning a plain {@link Exception} type.
480     *
481     * @param t  the caused exception
482     */
483    void setException(Throwable t);
484
485    /**
486     * Returns true if this exchange failed due to either an exception or fault
487     *
488     * @return true if this exchange failed due to either an exception or fault
489     * @see Exchange#getException()
490     * @see Message#setFault(boolean)
491     * @see Message#isFault()
492     */
493    boolean isFailed();
494
495    /**
496     * Returns true if this exchange is transacted
497     */
498    boolean isTransacted();
499
500    /**
501     * Returns true if this exchange is an external initiated redelivered message (such as a JMS broker).
502     * <p/>
503     * <b>Important: </b> It is not always possible to determine if the message is a redelivery
504     * or not, and therefore <tt>null</tt> is returned. Such an example would be a JDBC message.
505     * However JMS brokers provides details if a message is redelivered.
506     *
507     * @return <tt>true</tt> if redelivered, <tt>false</tt> if not, <tt>null</tt> if not able to determine
508     */
509    Boolean isExternalRedelivered();
510
511    /**
512     * Returns true if this exchange is marked for rollback
513     */
514    boolean isRollbackOnly();
515
516    /**
517     * Returns the container so that a processor can resolve endpoints from URIs
518     *
519     * @return the container which owns this exchange
520     */
521    CamelContext getContext();
522
523    /**
524     * Creates a copy of the current message exchange so that it can be
525     * forwarded to another destination
526     */
527    Exchange copy();
528
529    /**
530     * Returns the endpoint which originated this message exchange if a consumer on an endpoint
531     * created the message exchange, otherwise this property will be <tt>null</tt>
532     */
533    Endpoint getFromEndpoint();
534
535    /**
536     * Sets the endpoint which originated this message exchange. This method
537     * should typically only be called by {@link org.apache.camel.Endpoint} implementations
538     *
539     * @param fromEndpoint the endpoint which is originating this message exchange
540     */
541    void setFromEndpoint(Endpoint fromEndpoint);
542    
543    /**
544     * Returns the route id which originated this message exchange if a route consumer on an endpoint
545     * created the message exchange, otherwise this property will be <tt>null</tt>
546     */
547    String getFromRouteId();
548
549    /**
550     * Sets the route id which originated this message exchange. This method
551     * should typically only be called by the internal framework.
552     *
553     * @param fromRouteId the from route id
554     */
555    void setFromRouteId(String fromRouteId);
556
557    /**
558     * Returns the unit of work that this exchange belongs to; which may map to
559     * zero, one or more physical transactions
560     */
561    UnitOfWork getUnitOfWork();
562
563    /**
564     * Sets the unit of work that this exchange belongs to; which may map to
565     * zero, one or more physical transactions
566     */
567    void setUnitOfWork(UnitOfWork unitOfWork);
568
569    /**
570     * Returns the exchange id (unique)
571     */
572    String getExchangeId();
573
574    /**
575     * Set the exchange id
576     */
577    void setExchangeId(String id);
578
579    /**
580     * Adds a {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization} to be invoked as callback when
581     * this exchange is completed.
582     *
583     * @param onCompletion  the callback to invoke on completion of this exchange
584     */
585    void addOnCompletion(Synchronization onCompletion);
586
587    /**
588     * Checks if the passed {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization} instance is
589     * already contained on this exchange.
590     *
591     * @param onCompletion  the callback instance that is being checked for
592     * @return <tt>true</tt>, if callback instance is already contained on this exchange, else <tt>false</tt>
593     */
594    boolean containsOnCompletion(Synchronization onCompletion);
595
596    /**
597     * Handover all the on completions from this exchange to the target exchange.
598     *
599     * @param target the target exchange
600     */
601    void handoverCompletions(Exchange target);
602
603    /**
604     * Handover all the on completions from this exchange
605     *
606     * @return the on completions
607     */
608    List<Synchronization> handoverCompletions();
609
610    /**
611     * Gets the timestamp when this exchange was created.
612     */
613    Date getCreated();
614
615}