TcpListener.java

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package org.springframework.integration.ip.tcp.connection;

import org.springframework.messaging.Message;

/**
 * Classes that implement this interface may register with a
 * connection factory to receive messages retrieved from a
 * {@link TcpConnection}
 * @author Gary Russell
 * @since 2.0
 *
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface TcpListener {

	/**
	 * Called by a TCPConnection when a new message arrives.
	 * @param message The message.
	 * @return true if the message was intercepted
	 */
	boolean onMessage(Message<?> message);

}