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package org.apache.camel;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization;
import org.apache.camel.spi.UnitOfWork;

/**
 * An Exchange is the message container holding the information during the entire routing of
 * a {@link  Message} received by a {@link Consumer}. 
 * <p/>
 * During processing down the {@link Processor} chain, the {@link Exchange} provides access to the 
 * current (not the original) request and response {@link Message} messages. The {@link Exchange} 
 * also holds meta-data during its entire lifetime stored as properties accessible using the 
 * various {@link #getProperty(String)} methods. The {@link #setProperty(String, Object)} is 
 * used to store a property. For example you can use this to store security, SLA related 
 * data or any other information deemed useful throughout processing. If an {@link Exchange} 
 * failed during routing the {@link Exception} that caused the failure is stored and accessible 
 * via the {@link #getException()} method.
 * <p/>
 * An Exchange is created when a {@link Consumer} receives a request. A new {@link Message} is
 * created, the request is set as the body of the {@link Message} and depending on the {@link Consumer}
 * other {@link Endpoint} and protocol related information is added as headers on the {@link Message}.
 * Then an Exchange is created and the newly created {@link Message} is set as the in on the Exchange.
 * Therefore an Exchange starts its life in a {@link Consumer}. The Exchange is then sent down the
 * {@link Route} for processing along a {@link Processor} chain. The {@link Processor} as the name
 * suggests is what processes the {@link Message} in the Exchange and Camel, in addition to 
 * providing out-of-the-box a large number of useful processors, it also allows you to create your own. 
 * The rule Camel uses is to take the out {@link Message} produced by the previous {@link Processor} 
 * and set it as the in for the next {@link Processor}. If the previous {@link Processor} did not
 * produce an out, then the in of the previous {@link Processor} is sent as the next in. At the
 * end of the processing chain, depending on the {@link ExchangePattern Message Exchange Pattern} (or MEP)
 * the last out (or in of no out available) is sent by the {@link Consumer} back to the original caller.
 * <p/>
 * Camel, in addition to providing out-of-the-box a large number of useful processors, it also allows 
 * you to implement and use your own. When the Exchange is passed to a {@link Processor}, it always 
 * contains an in {@link Message} and no out {@link Message}. The {@link Processor} <b>may</b> produce 
 * an out, depending on the nature of the {@link Processor}. The in {@link Message} can be accessed 
 * using the {@link #getIn()} method. Since the out message is null when entering the {@link Processor}, 
 * the {@link #getOut()} method is actually a convenient factory method that will lazily instantiate a 
 * {@link org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultMessage} which you could populate. As an alternative you could 
 * also instantiate your specialized  {@link Message} and set it on the exchange using the 
 * {@link #setOut(org.apache.camel.Message)} method. Please note that a {@link Message} contains not only 
 * the body but also headers and attachments. If you are creating a new {@link Message} the headers and 
 * attachments of the in {@link Message} are not automatically copied to the out by Camel and you'll have 
 * to set the headers and attachments you need yourself. If your {@link Processor} is not producing a 
 * different {@link Message} but only needs to slightly  modify the in, you can simply update the in 
 * {@link Message} returned by {@link #getIn()}. 
 * <p/>
 * See this <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a> 
 * for more details.
 * 
 */
public interface Exchange {

    String AUTHENTICATION                   = "CamelAuthentication";
    String AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE_POLICY_ID = "CamelAuthenticationFailurePolicyId";
    @Deprecated
    String ACCEPT_CONTENT_TYPE              = "CamelAcceptContentType";
    String AGGREGATED_SIZE                  = "CamelAggregatedSize";
    String AGGREGATED_TIMEOUT               = "CamelAggregatedTimeout";
    String AGGREGATED_COMPLETED_BY          = "CamelAggregatedCompletedBy";
    String AGGREGATED_CORRELATION_KEY       = "CamelAggregatedCorrelationKey";
    String AGGREGATED_COLLECTION_GUARD      = "CamelAggregatedCollectionGuard";
    String AGGREGATION_STRATEGY             = "CamelAggregationStrategy";
    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_CURRENT_GROUP = "CamelAggregationCompleteCurrentGroup";
    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_ALL_GROUPS  = "CamelAggregationCompleteAllGroups";
    String AGGREGATION_COMPLETE_ALL_GROUPS_INCLUSIVE  = "CamelAggregationCompleteAllGroupsInclusive";
    String ASYNC_WAIT                       = "CamelAsyncWait";

    String BATCH_INDEX                = "CamelBatchIndex";
    String BATCH_SIZE                 = "CamelBatchSize";
    String BATCH_COMPLETE             = "CamelBatchComplete";
    String BEAN_METHOD_NAME           = "CamelBeanMethodName";
    @Deprecated
    String BEAN_MULTI_PARAMETER_ARRAY = "CamelBeanMultiParameterArray";
    String BINDING                    = "CamelBinding";
    // do not prefix with Camel and use lower-case starting letter as its a shared key
    // used across other Apache products such as AMQ, SMX etc.
    String BREADCRUMB_ID              = "breadcrumbId";

    String CHARSET_NAME          = "CamelCharsetName";
    String CIRCUIT_BREAKER_STATE = "CamelCircuitBreakerState";
    String CREATED_TIMESTAMP     = "CamelCreatedTimestamp";
    String CONTENT_ENCODING      = "Content-Encoding";
    String CONTENT_LENGTH        = "Content-Length";
    String CONTENT_TYPE          = "Content-Type";
    String COOKIE_HANDLER        = "CamelCookieHandler";
    String CORRELATION_ID        = "CamelCorrelationId";

    String DATASET_INDEX             = "CamelDataSetIndex";
    String DEFAULT_CHARSET_PROPERTY  = "org.apache.camel.default.charset";
    String DESTINATION_OVERRIDE_URL = "CamelDestinationOverrideUrl";
    String DISABLE_HTTP_STREAM_CACHE = "CamelDisableHttpStreamCache";
    String DUPLICATE_MESSAGE         = "CamelDuplicateMessage";
    
    String DOCUMENT_BUILDER_FACTORY = "CamelDocumentBuilderFactory";

    String EXCEPTION_CAUGHT              = "CamelExceptionCaught";
    String EXCEPTION_HANDLED             = "CamelExceptionHandled";
    String EVALUATE_EXPRESSION_RESULT    = "CamelEvaluateExpressionResult";
    String ERRORHANDLER_CIRCUIT_DETECTED = "CamelFErrorHandlerCircuitDetected";
    String ERRORHANDLER_HANDLED          = "CamelErrorHandlerHandled";
    String EXTERNAL_REDELIVERED          = "CamelExternalRedelivered";

    String FAILURE_HANDLED      = "CamelFailureHandled";
    String FAILURE_ENDPOINT     = "CamelFailureEndpoint";
    String FAILURE_ROUTE_ID     = "CamelFailureRouteId";
    String FATAL_FALLBACK_ERROR_HANDLER  = "CamelFatalFallbackErrorHandler";
    String FILE_CONTENT_TYPE    = "CamelFileContentType";
    String FILE_LOCAL_WORK_PATH = "CamelFileLocalWorkPath";
    String FILE_NAME            = "CamelFileName";
    String FILE_NAME_ONLY       = "CamelFileNameOnly";
    String FILE_NAME_PRODUCED   = "CamelFileNameProduced";
    String FILE_NAME_CONSUMED   = "CamelFileNameConsumed";
    String FILE_PATH            = "CamelFilePath";
    String FILE_PARENT          = "CamelFileParent";
    String FILE_LAST_MODIFIED   = "CamelFileLastModified";
    String FILE_LENGTH          = "CamelFileLength";
    String FILE_LOCK_FILE_ACQUIRED = "CamelFileLockFileAcquired";
    String FILE_LOCK_FILE_NAME  = "CamelFileLockFileName";
    String FILE_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK = "CamelFileLockExclusiveLock";
    String FILE_LOCK_RANDOM_ACCESS_FILE = "CamelFileLockRandomAccessFile";
    String FILTER_MATCHED       = "CamelFilterMatched";
    String FILTER_NON_XML_CHARS = "CamelFilterNonXmlChars";

    String GROUPED_EXCHANGE = "CamelGroupedExchange";
    
    String HTTP_BASE_URI           = "CamelHttpBaseUri";
    String HTTP_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "CamelHttpCharacterEncoding";
    String HTTP_METHOD             = "CamelHttpMethod";
    String HTTP_PATH               = "CamelHttpPath";
    String HTTP_PROTOCOL_VERSION   = "CamelHttpProtocolVersion";
    String HTTP_QUERY              = "CamelHttpQuery";
    String HTTP_RAW_QUERY          = "CamelHttpRawQuery";
    String HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE      = "CamelHttpResponseCode";
    String HTTP_RESPONSE_TEXT      = "CamelHttpResponseText";
    String HTTP_URI                = "CamelHttpUri";
    String HTTP_URL                = "CamelHttpUrl";
    String HTTP_CHUNKED            = "CamelHttpChunked";
    String HTTP_SERVLET_REQUEST    = "CamelHttpServletRequest";
    String HTTP_SERVLET_RESPONSE   = "CamelHttpServletResponse";

    String INTERCEPTED_ENDPOINT = "CamelInterceptedEndpoint";
    String INTERCEPT_SEND_TO_ENDPOINT_WHEN_MATCHED = "CamelInterceptSendToEndpointWhenMatched";
    String INTERRUPTED = "CamelInterrupted";

    String LANGUAGE_SCRIPT          = "CamelLanguageScript";
    String LOG_DEBUG_BODY_MAX_CHARS = "CamelLogDebugBodyMaxChars";
    String LOG_DEBUG_BODY_STREAMS   = "CamelLogDebugStreams";
    String LOG_EIP_NAME             = "CamelLogEipName";
    String LOOP_INDEX               = "CamelLoopIndex";
    String LOOP_SIZE                = "CamelLoopSize";

    String MAXIMUM_CACHE_POOL_SIZE     = "CamelMaximumCachePoolSize";
    String MAXIMUM_ENDPOINT_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumEndpointCacheSize";
    String MAXIMUM_SIMPLE_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumSimpleCacheSize";
    String MAXIMUM_TRANSFORMER_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumTransformerCacheSize";
    String MAXIMUM_VALIDATOR_CACHE_SIZE = "CamelMaximumValidatorCacheSize";
    String MESSAGE_HISTORY             = "CamelMessageHistory";
    String MESSAGE_HISTORY_HEADER_FORMAT      = "CamelMessageHistoryHeaderFormat";
    String MESSAGE_HISTORY_OUTPUT_FORMAT      = "CamelMessageHistoryOutputFormat";
    String MULTICAST_INDEX             = "CamelMulticastIndex";
    String MULTICAST_COMPLETE          = "CamelMulticastComplete";

    String NOTIFY_EVENT = "CamelNotifyEvent";

    String ON_COMPLETION      = "CamelOnCompletion";
    String OVERRULE_FILE_NAME = "CamelOverruleFileName";

    String PARENT_UNIT_OF_WORK = "CamelParentUnitOfWork";
    String STREAM_CACHE_UNIT_OF_WORK = "CamelStreamCacheUnitOfWork";
    
    String RECIPIENT_LIST_ENDPOINT = "CamelRecipientListEndpoint";
    String RECEIVED_TIMESTAMP      = "CamelReceivedTimestamp";
    String REDELIVERED             = "CamelRedelivered";
    String REDELIVERY_COUNTER      = "CamelRedeliveryCounter";
    String REDELIVERY_MAX_COUNTER  = "CamelRedeliveryMaxCounter";
    String REDELIVERY_EXHAUSTED    = "CamelRedeliveryExhausted";
    String REDELIVERY_DELAY        = "CamelRedeliveryDelay";
    String REST_HTTP_URI           = "CamelRestHttpUri";
    String REST_HTTP_QUERY         = "CamelRestHttpQuery";
    String ROLLBACK_ONLY           = "CamelRollbackOnly";
    String ROLLBACK_ONLY_LAST      = "CamelRollbackOnlyLast";
    String ROUTE_STOP              = "CamelRouteStop";

    String REUSE_SCRIPT_ENGINE = "CamelReuseScripteEngine";
    String COMPILE_SCRIPT = "CamelCompileScript";
    
    String SAXPARSER_FACTORY   = "CamelSAXParserFactory";

    String SCHEDULER_POLLED_MESSAGES = "CamelSchedulerPolledMessages";
    String SOAP_ACTION        = "CamelSoapAction";
    String SKIP_GZIP_ENCODING = "CamelSkipGzipEncoding";
    String SKIP_WWW_FORM_URLENCODED = "CamelSkipWwwFormUrlEncoding"; 
    String SLIP_ENDPOINT      = "CamelSlipEndpoint";
    String SPLIT_INDEX        = "CamelSplitIndex";
    String SPLIT_COMPLETE     = "CamelSplitComplete";
    String SPLIT_SIZE         = "CamelSplitSize";

    String TIMER_COUNTER         = "CamelTimerCounter";
    String TIMER_FIRED_TIME      = "CamelTimerFiredTime";
    String TIMER_NAME            = "CamelTimerName";
    String TIMER_PERIOD          = "CamelTimerPeriod";
    String TIMER_TIME            = "CamelTimerTime";
    String TO_ENDPOINT           = "CamelToEndpoint";
    String TRACE_EVENT           = "CamelTraceEvent";
    String TRACE_EVENT_NODE_ID   = "CamelTraceEventNodeId";
    String TRACE_EVENT_TIMESTAMP = "CamelTraceEventTimestamp";
    String TRACE_EVENT_EXCHANGE  = "CamelTraceEventExchange";
    String TRY_ROUTE_BLOCK       = "TryRouteBlock";
    String TRANSFER_ENCODING     = "Transfer-Encoding";

    String UNIT_OF_WORK_EXHAUSTED    = "CamelUnitOfWorkExhausted";
    
    /**
     * @deprecated UNIT_OF_WORK_PROCESS_SYNC is not in use and will be removed in future Camel release
     */
    @Deprecated
    String UNIT_OF_WORK_PROCESS_SYNC = "CamelUnitOfWorkProcessSync";

    String XSLT_FILE_NAME   = "CamelXsltFileName";
    String XSLT_ERROR       = "CamelXsltError";
    String XSLT_FATAL_ERROR = "CamelXsltFatalError";
    String XSLT_WARNING     = "CamelXsltWarning";

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ExchangePattern} (MEP) of this exchange.
     *
     * @return the message exchange pattern of this exchange
     */
    ExchangePattern getPattern();

    /**
     * Allows the {@link ExchangePattern} (MEP) of this exchange to be customized.
     *
     * This typically won't be required as an exchange can be created with a specific MEP
     * by calling {@link Endpoint#createExchange(ExchangePattern)} but it is here just in case
     * it is needed.
     *
     * @param pattern  the pattern 
     */
    void setPattern(ExchangePattern pattern);

    /**
     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>null</tt> if there is no property for
     *         the given name
     */
    Object getProperty(String name);

    /**
     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param defaultValue the default value to return if property was absent
     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>defaultValue</tt> if there is no
     *         property for the given name
     */
    Object getProperty(String name, Object defaultValue);

    /**
     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name and specifying
     * the type required
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param type the type of the property
     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>null</tt> if there is no property for
     *         the given name or <tt>null</tt> if it cannot be converted to the given type
     */
    <T> T getProperty(String name, Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Returns a property associated with this exchange by name and specifying
     * the type required
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param defaultValue the default value to return if property was absent
     * @param type the type of the property
     * @return the value of the given property or <tt>defaultValue</tt> if there is no property for
     *         the given name or <tt>null</tt> if it cannot be converted to the given type
     */
    <T> T getProperty(String name, Object defaultValue, Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Sets a property on the exchange
     *
     * @param name  of the property
     * @param value to associate with the name
     */
    void setProperty(String name, Object value);

    /**
     * Removes the given property on the exchange
     *
     * @param name of the property
     * @return the old value of the property
     */
    Object removeProperty(String name);

    /**
     * Remove all of the properties associated with the exchange matching a specific pattern
     *
     * @param pattern pattern of names
     * @return boolean whether any properties matched
     */
    boolean removeProperties(String pattern);
    
    /**
     * Removes the properties from this exchange that match the given <tt>pattern</tt>, 
     * except for the ones matching one ore more <tt>excludePatterns</tt>
     * 
     * @param pattern pattern of names that should be removed
     * @param excludePatterns one or more pattern of properties names that should be excluded (= preserved)
     * @return boolean whether any properties matched
     */ 
    boolean removeProperties(String pattern, String... excludePatterns);
    
    /**
     * Returns all of the properties associated with the exchange
     *
     * @return all the headers in a Map
     */
    Map<String, Object> getProperties();

    /**
     * Returns whether any properties has been set
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if any properties has been set
     */
    boolean hasProperties();

    /**
     * Returns the inbound request message
     *
     * @return the message
     */
    Message getIn();

    /**
     * Returns the inbound request message as the given type
     *
     * @param type the given type
     * @return the message as the given type or <tt>null</tt> if not possible to covert to given type
     */
    <T> T getIn(Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Sets the inbound message instance
     *
     * @param in the inbound message
     */
    void setIn(Message in);

    /**
     * Returns the outbound message, lazily creating one if one has not already
     * been associated with this exchange.
     * <p/>
     * <br/><b>Important:</b> If you want to change the current message, then use {@link #getIn()} instead as it will
     * ensure headers etc. is kept and propagated when routing continues. Bottom line end users should rarely use
     * this method.
     * <p/>
     * <br/>If you want to test whether an OUT message have been set or not, use the {@link #hasOut()} method.
     * <p/>
     * See also the class java doc for this {@link Exchange} for more details and this
     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a>.
     *
     * @return the response
     * @see #getIn()
     */
    Message getOut();

    /**
     * Returns the outbound request message as the given type
     * <p/>
     * <br/><b>Important:</b> If you want to change the current message, then use {@link #getIn()} instead as it will
     * ensure headers etc. is kept and propagated when routing continues. Bottom line end users should rarely use
     * this method.
     * <p/>
     * <br/>If you want to test whether an OUT message have been set or not, use the {@link #hasOut()} method.
     * <p/>
     * See also the class java doc for this {@link Exchange} for more details and this
     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/using-getin-or-getout-methods-on-exchange.html">FAQ entry</a>.
     *
     * @param type the given type
     * @return the message as the given type or <tt>null</tt> if not possible to covert to given type
     * @see #getIn(Class)
     */
    <T> T getOut(Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Returns whether an OUT message has been set or not.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if an OUT message exists, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
     */
    boolean hasOut();

    /**
     * Sets the outbound message
     *
     * @param out the outbound message
     */
    void setOut(Message out);

    /**
     * Returns the exception associated with this exchange
     *
     * @return the exception (or null if no faults)
     */
    Exception getException();

    /**
     * Returns the exception associated with this exchange.
     * <p/>
     * Is used to get the caused exception that typically have been wrapped in some sort
     * of Camel wrapper exception
     * <p/>
     * The strategy is to look in the exception hierarchy to find the first given cause that matches the type.
     * Will start from the bottom (the real cause) and walk upwards.
     *
     * @param type the exception type
     * @return the exception (or <tt>null</tt> if no caused exception matched)
     */
    <T> T getException(Class<T> type);

    /**
     * Sets the exception associated with this exchange
     * <p/>
     * Camel will wrap {@link Throwable} into {@link Exception} type to
     * accommodate for the {@link #getException()} method returning a plain {@link Exception} type.
     *
     * @param t  the caused exception
     */
    void setException(Throwable t);

    /**
     * Returns true if this exchange failed due to either an exception or fault
     *
     * @return true if this exchange failed due to either an exception or fault
     * @see Exchange#getException()
     * @see Message#setFault(boolean)
     * @see Message#isFault()
     */
    boolean isFailed();

    /**
     * Returns true if this exchange is transacted
     */
    boolean isTransacted();

    /**
     * Returns true if this exchange is an external initiated redelivered message (such as a JMS broker).
     * <p/>
     * <b>Important: </b> It is not always possible to determine if the message is a redelivery
     * or not, and therefore <tt>null</tt> is returned. Such an example would be a JDBC message.
     * However JMS brokers provides details if a message is redelivered.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if redelivered, <tt>false</tt> if not, <tt>null</tt> if not able to determine
     */
    Boolean isExternalRedelivered();

    /**
     * Returns true if this exchange is marked for rollback
     */
    boolean isRollbackOnly();

    /**
     * Returns the container so that a processor can resolve endpoints from URIs
     *
     * @return the container which owns this exchange
     */
    CamelContext getContext();

    /**
     * Creates a copy of the current message exchange so that it can be
     * forwarded to another destination
     * <p/>
     * Notice this operation invokes <tt>copy(false)</tt>
     */
    Exchange copy();

    /**
     * Creates a copy of the current message exchange so that it can be
     * forwarded to another destination
     *
     * @param safeCopy whether to copy exchange properties and message headers safely to a new map instance,
     *                 or allow sharing the same map instances in the returned copy.
     */
    Exchange copy(boolean safeCopy);

    /**
     * Returns the endpoint which originated this message exchange if a consumer on an endpoint
     * created the message exchange, otherwise this property will be <tt>null</tt>
     */
    Endpoint getFromEndpoint();

    /**
     * Sets the endpoint which originated this message exchange. This method
     * should typically only be called by {@link org.apache.camel.Endpoint} implementations
     *
     * @param fromEndpoint the endpoint which is originating this message exchange
     */
    void setFromEndpoint(Endpoint fromEndpoint);
    
    /**
     * Returns the route id which originated this message exchange if a route consumer on an endpoint
     * created the message exchange, otherwise this property will be <tt>null</tt>
     */
    String getFromRouteId();

    /**
     * Sets the route id which originated this message exchange. This method
     * should typically only be called by the internal framework.
     *
     * @param fromRouteId the from route id
     */
    void setFromRouteId(String fromRouteId);

    /**
     * Returns the unit of work that this exchange belongs to; which may map to
     * zero, one or more physical transactions
     */
    UnitOfWork getUnitOfWork();

    /**
     * Sets the unit of work that this exchange belongs to; which may map to
     * zero, one or more physical transactions
     */
    void setUnitOfWork(UnitOfWork unitOfWork);

    /**
     * Returns the exchange id (unique)
     */
    String getExchangeId();

    /**
     * Set the exchange id
     */
    void setExchangeId(String id);

    /**
     * Adds a {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization} to be invoked as callback when
     * this exchange is completed.
     *
     * @param onCompletion  the callback to invoke on completion of this exchange
     */
    void addOnCompletion(Synchronization onCompletion);

    /**
     * Checks if the passed {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Synchronization} instance is
     * already contained on this exchange.
     *
     * @param onCompletion  the callback instance that is being checked for
     * @return <tt>true</tt>, if callback instance is already contained on this exchange, else <tt>false</tt>
     */
    boolean containsOnCompletion(Synchronization onCompletion);

    /**
     * Handover all the on completions from this exchange to the target exchange.
     *
     * @param target the target exchange
     */
    void handoverCompletions(Exchange target);

    /**
     * Handover all the on completions from this exchange
     *
     * @return the on completions
     */
    List<Synchronization> handoverCompletions();

    /**
     * Gets the timestamp when this exchange was created.
     */
    Date getCreated();

}