org.codehaus.xfire.transport
Interface Channel

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractChannel, DeadLetterChannel, DelegatedChannel, HttpSoapChannel, LocalChannel, XMPPChannel

public interface Channel

A channel for communication. This can be a channel on an underlying transport - like HTTP - or wrap another channel and provide additional functions - like reliable messaging.

Author:
Dan Diephouse

Field Summary
static java.lang.String BACKCHANNEL_URI
          The URI which represents that a message should be sent over a back channel, i.e.
 
Method Summary
 void close()
           
 ChannelEndpoint getEndpoint()
           
 Transport getTransport()
           
 java.lang.String getUri()
           
 void open()
           
 void receive(MessageContext context, InMessage message)
           
 void send(MessageContext context, OutMessage message)
          Sends a message.
 void setEndpoint(ChannelEndpoint receiver)
           
 

Field Detail

BACKCHANNEL_URI

static final java.lang.String BACKCHANNEL_URI
The URI which represents that a message should be sent over a back channel, i.e. an HttpServletResponse, instead of opening a new connection.

See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

open

void open()
          throws java.lang.Exception
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

send

void send(MessageContext context,
          OutMessage message)
          throws XFireException
Sends a message.

Parameters:
context -
message -
Throws:
XFireException - Occurs if there was an error an error sending the message.

receive

void receive(MessageContext context,
             InMessage message)

setEndpoint

void setEndpoint(ChannelEndpoint receiver)

getEndpoint

ChannelEndpoint getEndpoint()

close

void close()

getTransport

Transport getTransport()

getUri

java.lang.String getUri()
Returns:
The URI which represents this Channel's endpoint.


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