MessageConverter (SmallRye Reactive Messaging : API 4.2.0.RC1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Prioritized

All Known Implementing Classes:

MessageConverter.IdentityConverter
```
@Experimental("SmallRye only feature")
public interface MessageConverter
extends jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Prioritized
```
Converter transforming Message<A> into Message<B>. To register a converter, expose a, generally ApplicationScoped bean, implementing this interface.
When multiple converters are available, implementation should override the getPriority() method. Converters with higher priority (lesser value) are executed first. The default priority is CONVERTER_DEFAULT_PRIORITY.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class MessageConverter.IdentityConverter

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int CONVERTER_DEFAULT_PRIORITY
Default priority: 100

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canConvert(Message<?> in, Type target)`	Checks whether this instance of converter can convert the given message `in` into a `Message<T>` with `T` being the type represented by `target`.
`Message<?>`	`convert(Message<?> in, Type target)`	Converts the given message `in` into a `Message<T>`.
`default int`	`getPriority()`

- Field Detail
  - CONVERTER_DEFAULT_PRIORITY
```
static final int CONVERTER_DEFAULT_PRIORITY
```
    Default priority: 100
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - canConvert
```
boolean canConvert(Message<?> in,
                   Type target)
```
    Checks whether this instance of converter can convert the given message in into a Message<T> with T being the type represented by target. When reactive messaging looks for a converter, it picks the first converter returning true for a given message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - the input message, not null
    
    target - the target type, generally the type ingested by a method
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the conversion is possible, false otherwise.
  - convert
```
Message<?> convert(Message<?> in,
                   Type target)
```
    Converts the given message in into a Message<T>. This method is only called after a successful call to canConvert(Message, Type) with the given target type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    in - the input message
    
    target - the target type
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted message.
  - getPriority
```
default int getPriority()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getPriority in interface jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.Prioritized