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package org.springframework.integration.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;

/**
 * Indicates that a method is capable of producing a {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message}
 * or {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message} {@code payload}.
 * <p>
 * A method annotated with {@code @InboundChannelAdapter} can't accept any parameters.
 * <p>
 * Return values from the annotated method may be of any type. If the return
 * value is not a {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message}, a {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message}
 * will be created with that object as its {@code payload}.
 * <p>
 * The result {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message} will be sent to the provided {@link #value()}.
 * <p>
 * {@code @InboundChannelAdapter} is an analogue of {@code <int:inbound-channel-adapter/>}. With that
 * the {@link org.springframework.integration.scheduling.PollerMetadata} is required to to initiate
 * the method invocation. Or {@link #poller()} should be provided, or the
 * {@link org.springframework.integration.scheduling.PollerMetadata#DEFAULT_POLLER} bean has to be configured
 * in the application context.
 *
 *
 * @author Artem Bilan
 * @author Gary Russell
 * @since 4.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@Documented
public @interface InboundChannelAdapter {

	/**
	 * Alias for the {@link #channel()} attribute.
	 * @return the 'channel' bean name to send the {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message}.
	 */
	@AliasFor("channel")
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * @return the 'channel' bean name to send the {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message}.
	 * @since 4.2.6
	 */
	@AliasFor("value")
	String channel() default "";

	/*
	 {@code SmartLifecycle} options.
	 Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${foo.autoStartup}}.
	 */
	String autoStartup() default "true";

	String phase() default "0";

	/**
	 * @return the {@link org.springframework.integration.annotation.Poller} options for a polled endpoint
	 * ({@link org.springframework.integration.scheduling.PollerMetadata}).
	 * This attribute is an {@code array} just to allow an empty default (no poller).
	 * Only one {@link org.springframework.integration.annotation.Poller} element is allowed.
	 * NOTE: a {@link Poller} here has {@link Poller#maxMessagesPerPoll()} set to 1 by default.
	 */
	Poller[] poller() default {};

}