org.ikasan.spec.component.filter

Interface Filter<T>

public interface Filter<T>

Base interface for filtering messages.

Author:

Ikasan Development Team

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	filter(T message) If the message matches the criteria specified by the MessageFilter implementation, the message is returned (passed through) and in turn routed to next part of the flow.

Method Detail

filter

T filter(T message)
         throws FilterException

If the message matches the criteria specified by the MessageFilter implementation, the message is returned (passed through) and in turn routed to next part of the flow. If the message does not match the criteria, return null; route the message to a discarded message channel.

Parameters:

message -

Returns:

Message or null.

Throws:

FilterException