org.jacorb.notification.interfaces
Interface MessageConsumer

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IProxyPushSupplier

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractProxyPushSupplier, AbstractProxySupplier

public interface MessageConsumer

extends java.lang.Comparable

The interface MessageConsumer provides an abstraction of an ProxySupplier.
The MessageConsumer is responsible to maintain the Connection to the real Consumer. To deliver a Message the MessageConsumer converts the Message to the appropiate Format (Any, StructuredEvent, Sequence of StructuredEvent) required by its Consumer and delivers it.

Version:

$Id: MessageConsumer.java,v 1.12 2005/04/27 10:39:07 alphonse.bendt Exp $

Author:

Alphonse Bendt

Method Summary

void	deliverMessage(Message m) Deliver a Message to the associated Consumer.
void	destroy()
boolean	isDisposed() check if this MessageConsumer is still valid.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

deliverMessage

public void deliverMessage(Message m)

Deliver a Message to the associated Consumer.

isDisposed

public boolean isDisposed()

check if this MessageConsumer is still valid.

destroy

public void destroy()