org.springframework.messaging

Interface PollableChannel

All Superinterfaces:

MessageChannel

public interface PollableChannel
extends MessageChannel

A MessageChannel from which messages may be actively received through polling.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Mark Fisher

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel

INDEFINITE_TIMEOUT

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Message<?>	receive() Receive a message from this channel, blocking indefinitely if necessary.
Message<?>	receive(long timeout) Receive a message from this channel, blocking until either a message is available or the specified timeout period elapses.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel

send, send

Method Detail

receive

Message<?> receive()

Receive a message from this channel, blocking indefinitely if necessary.

Returns:

the next available Message or null if interrupted

receive

Message<?> receive(long timeout)

Receive a message from this channel, blocking until either a message is available or the specified timeout period elapses.

Parameters:

timeout - the timeout in milliseconds or MessageChannel.INDEFINITE_TIMEOUT.

Returns:

the next available Message or null if the specified timeout period elapses or the message reception is interrupted