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package io.vertx.core.eventbus;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.Fluent;
import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
import io.vertx.core.Future;
import io.vertx.core.Handler;
import io.vertx.core.http.RequestOptions;
import io.vertx.core.streams.WriteStream;

Represents a stream of message that can be written to.

Author:
Julien Viet/**
 * Represents a stream of message that can be written to.
 * <p>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
 */
@VertxGen
public interface MessageProducer<T> {

  
Update the delivery options of this producer.
Params:
options – the new options
Returns:
this producer object/**
   * Update the delivery options of this producer.
   *
   * @param options the new options
   * @return this producer object
   */
  @Fluent
  MessageProducer<T> deliveryOptions(DeliveryOptions options);

  
Returns:
The address to which the producer produces messages./**
   * @return The address to which the producer produces messages.
   */
  String address();

  
Write a message to the event-bus, either sending or publishing.
Params:
body – the message body
handler – the handler called when the message has been successfully or failed to be written, this is not a delivery
               guarantee/**
   * Write a message to the event-bus, either sending or publishing.
   *
   * @param body the message body
   * @param handler the handler called when the message has been successfully or failed to be written, this is not a delivery
   *                guarantee
   */
  void write(T body, Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler);

  
Like write(Object, Handler) but returns a Future of the asynchronous result /**
   * Like {@link #write(Object, Handler)} but returns a {@code Future} of the asynchronous result
   */
  Future<Void> write(T body);

  
Closes the producer, this method should be called when the message producer is not used anymore.
Returns:
a future completed with the result/**
   * Closes the producer, this method should be called when the message producer is not used anymore.
   *
   * @return a future completed with the result
   */
  Future<Void> close();

  
Same as close() but with an handler called when the operation completes /**
   * Same as {@link #close()} but with an {@code handler} called when the operation completes
   */
  void close(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler);
}