Transformer.java

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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;

/**
 * Indicates that a method is capable of transforming a message, message header,
 * or message payload.
 *
 * @author Mark Fisher
 * @author Gary Russell
 * @author Artem Bilan
 */
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@Documented
public @interface Transformer {

	/**
	 * Specify the channel from which this transformer will consume messages.
	 * If the channel does not exist, a {@code DirectChannel} with this name will be
	 * registered in the application context.
	 * @return The channel name.
	 */
	String inputChannel() default "";

	/**
	 * Specify the channel to which this transformer will send the transformed message.
	 * @return The channel name.
	 */
	String outputChannel() default "";

	/**
	 * Specify a "chain" of {@code Advice} objects that will "wrap" the message handler.
	 * Only the handler is advised, not the downstream flow.
	 * @return the advice chain.
	 */
	String[] adviceChain() default {};

	/**
	 * Specify the maximum amount of time in milliseconds to wait when sending a reply
	 * {@link org.springframework.messaging.Message} to the {@code outputChannel}.
	 * Defaults to {@code -1} - blocking indefinitely.
	 * It is applied only if the output channel has some 'sending' limitations, e.g.
	 * {@link org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel} with
	 * fixed a 'capacity'. In this case a {@link org.springframework.messaging.MessageDeliveryException} is thrown.
	 * The 'sendTimeout' is ignored in case of
	 * {@link org.springframework.integration.channel.AbstractSubscribableChannel} implementations.
	 * Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${spring.integration.sendTimeout}}.
	 * @return The timeout for sending results to the reply target (in milliseconds)
	 */
	String sendTimeout() default "";

	/**
	 * The {@link org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle} {@code autoStartup} option.
	 * Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${foo.autoStartup}}.
	 * Defaults to {@code true}.
	 * @return the auto startup {@code boolean} flag.
	 */
	String autoStartup() default "";

	/**
	 * Specify a {@link org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle} {@code phase} option.
	 * Defaults {@code 0} for {@link org.springframework.integration.endpoint.PollingConsumer}
	 * and {@code Integer.MIN_VALUE} for {@link org.springframework.integration.endpoint.EventDrivenConsumer}.
	 * Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${foo.phase}}.
	 * @return the {@code SmartLifecycle} phase.
	 */
	String phase() default "";

	/**
	 * @return the {@link 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 Poller} element is allowed.
	 */
	Poller[] poller() default {};

}