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package org.springframework.integration.core;
import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
/**
* Base interface for any component that is capable of sending
* Messages to a {@link MessageChannel}.
*
* @author Mark Fisher
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface MessageProducer {
/**
* Specify the MessageChannel to which produced Messages should be sent.
*
* @param outputChannel The output channel.
*/
void setOutputChannel(MessageChannel outputChannel);
/**
* Return the the output channel.
* @return the channel.
* @since 4.3
*/
MessageChannel getOutputChannel();
}