org.apache.camel.processor.aggregate
Interface AggregationStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

GroupedExchangeAggregationStrategy, UseLatestAggregationStrategy

public interface AggregationStrategy

A strategy for aggregating two exchanges together into a single exchange.

On the first invocation of the aggregate method the oldExchange parameter is null. The reason is that we have not aggregated anything yet. So its only the newExchange that has a value. Usually you just return the newExchange in this situation. But you still have the power to decide what to do, for example you can do some alternation on the exchange or remove some headers. And a more common use case is for instance to count some values from the body payload. That could be to sum up a total amount etc.

Possible implementations include performing some kind of combining or delta processing, such as adding line items together into an invoice or just using the newest exchange and removing old exchanges such as for state tracking or market data prices; where old values are of little use.

Version:

$Revision: 777874 $

Method Summary

Exchange

aggregate(Exchange oldExchange, Exchange newExchange) Aggregates an old and new exchange together to create a single combined exchange

Method Detail

aggregate

Exchange aggregate(Exchange oldExchange,
                   Exchange newExchange)

Aggregates an old and new exchange together to create a single combined exchange

Parameters:

oldExchange - the oldest exchange (is null on first aggregation as we only have the new exchange)

newExchange - the newest exchange

Returns:

a combined composite of the two exchanges