MessageDispatcher (synapse-core 0.18.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- de.otto.synapse.consumer.MessageDispatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.function.Consumer<TextMessage>
```
public class MessageDispatcher
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.util.function.Consumer<TextMessage>
```
A MessageConsumer that is acting as a Message Dispatcher for multiple message consumers.

As it is implementing the MessageConsumer interface, the MessageDispatcher is an implementation of the GoF Composite Pattern.

Messages are translated by the dispatcher using to the format expected by the registered consumers.

See Also:

EIP: Message Dispatcher, Composite Pattern

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MessageDispatcher()

MessageDispatcher(java.util.List<MessageConsumer<?>> messageConsumers)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`accept(TextMessage message)`	Accepts a message with JSON String payload, dispatches this method to the different registered `consumers` if their `MessageConsumer.keyPattern()` matches, and translates the JSON payload into the expected `MessageConsumer.payloadType()` of the receiving MessageConsumer.
`void`	`add(MessageConsumer<?> messageConsumer)`
`java.util.List<MessageConsumer<?>>`	`getAll()`
`java.util.regex.Pattern`	`keyPattern()`	Returns the pattern of `event keys` accepted by this consumer.
`java.lang.Class<java.lang.String>`	`payloadType()`	Returns the expected payload type of `events` consumed by this EventConsumer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Consumer
andThen

- Constructor Detail
  - MessageDispatcher
```
public MessageDispatcher()
```
  - MessageDispatcher
```
public MessageDispatcher(java.util.List<MessageConsumer<?>> messageConsumers)
```
- Method Detail
  - add
```
public void add(MessageConsumer<?> messageConsumer)
```
  - getAll
```
public java.util.List<MessageConsumer<?>> getAll()
```
  - payloadType
```
@Nonnull
public java.lang.Class<java.lang.String> payloadType()
```
    Returns the expected payload type of events consumed by this EventConsumer.
    
    Returns:
    
    payload type
  - keyPattern
```
@Nonnull
public java.util.regex.Pattern keyPattern()
```
    Returns the pattern of event keys accepted by this consumer.
    
    Returns:
    
    Pattern
  - accept
```
public void accept(TextMessage message)
```
    Accepts a message with JSON String payload, dispatches this method to the different registered consumers if their MessageConsumer.keyPattern() matches, and translates the JSON payload into the expected MessageConsumer.payloadType() of the receiving MessageConsumer.
    
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface java.util.function.Consumer<TextMessage>
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the input argument