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package routines.system.api;
/**
* Consumer interface for handling calls
* from ESB Job towards other ESB services
*/
public interface ESBConsumer {
/**
* A blocking method to invoke a service inside of the Job
*
* @param request Payload of request
* @return Payload of response
* @throws Exception In case something goes wrong
*/
Object invoke(Object payload) throws Exception;
}