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package org.springframework.messaging;
/**
* A {@link MessageChannel} from which messages may be actively received through polling.
*
* @author Mark Fisher
* @since 4.0
*/
public interface PollableChannel extends MessageChannel {
/**
* Receive a message from this channel, blocking indefinitely if necessary.
* @return the next available {@link Message} or {@code null} if interrupted
*/
Message<?> receive();
/**
* Receive a message from this channel, blocking until either a message is available
* or the specified timeout period elapses.
* @param timeout the timeout in milliseconds or {@link MessageChannel#INDEFINITE_TIMEOUT}.
* @return the next available {@link Message} or {@code null} if the specified timeout
* period elapses or the message reception is interrupted
*/
Message<?> receive(long timeout);
}