HeaderFilterStrategy.java

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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;

/**
 * Interface to allow plug-able implementation to filter header to and from Camel message.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface HeaderFilterStrategy {

    /**
     * The direction is either <tt>IN</tt> or <tt>OUT</tt>.
     */
    enum Direction {
        IN, OUT
    }

    /**
     * Applies filtering logic to Camel Message header that is
     * going to be copied to target message such as CXF and JMS message.
     * <p/>
     * It returns <tt>true</tt> if the filtering logic return a match.
     * Otherwise, it returns <tt>false</tt>.
     * A match means the header should be excluded.
     *
     * @param headerName  the header name
     * @param headerValue the header value
     * @param exchange    the context to perform filtering
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this header should be filtered out.
     */
    boolean applyFilterToCamelHeaders(String headerName, Object headerValue, Exchange exchange);


    /**
     * Applies filtering logic to an external message header such
     * as CXF and JMS message that is going to be copied to Camel
     * message header.
     * <p/>
     * It returns <tt>true</tt> if the filtering logic return a match.
     * Otherwise, it returns <tt>false</tt>.
     * A match means the header should be excluded.
     *
     * @param headerName  the header name
     * @param headerValue the header value
     * @param exchange    the context to perform filtering
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this header should be filtered out.
     */
    boolean applyFilterToExternalHeaders(String headerName, Object headerValue, Exchange exchange);

}