org.apache.camel
Interface Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanComponent, BrowseComponent, ClassComponent, DataSetComponent, DefaultComponent, DirectComponent, FileComponent, GenericFileComponent, HeaderFilterStrategyComponent, LogComponent, MockComponent, PropertiesComponent, RefComponent, SedaComponent, TimerComponent, VmComponent

public interface Component

A component is a factory of Endpoint objects.

Version:

$Revision: 738604 $

Method Summary

Endpoint	createEndpoint(String uri) Attempt to resolve an endpoint for the given URI if the component is capable of handling the URI
CamelContext	getCamelContext() Returns the context
void	setCamelContext(CamelContext context) The CamelContext is injected into the component when it is added to it

Method Detail

getCamelContext

CamelContext getCamelContext()

Returns the context

Returns:

the context of this component

setCamelContext

void setCamelContext(CamelContext context)

The CamelContext is injected into the component when it is added to it

createEndpoint

Endpoint createEndpoint(String uri)
                        throws Exception

Attempt to resolve an endpoint for the given URI if the component is capable of handling the URI

Parameters:

uri - the URI to create

Returns:

a newly created endpoint or null if this component cannot create instances of the given uri

Throws:

Exception