MessageSender.java

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package org.opencastproject.message.broker.api;

import java.io.Serializable;

public interface MessageSender extends MessageBrokerConnector {

  /**
   * The types of message destinations there are to send to.
   */
  enum DestinationType {
    Queue, Topic
  };

  /**
   * Send a message asynchronously with a {@link Serializable} object.
   *
   * @param destinationId
   *          The id of the destination location.
   * @param type
   *          The type of the destination.
   * @param object
   *          The serializable object to send.
   */
  void sendObjectMessage(String destinationId, DestinationType type, Serializable object);
}