org.axonframework.messaging.annotation

Interface MessageHandlingMember<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of entity to which the message handler will delegate the actual handling of the message

All Known Subinterfaces:

CommandMessageHandlingMember<T>, QueryHandlingMember<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotatedMessageHandlingMember, ChildForwardingCommandMessageHandlingMember, SagaMethodMessageHandlingMember, WrappedMessageHandlingMember

public interface MessageHandlingMember<T>

Interface describing a handler for specific messages targeting entities of a specific type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Optional<Map<String,Object>>	annotationAttributes(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) Get the attributes of an annotation of given annotationType on the method of the target entity.
boolean	canHandle(Message<?> message) Checks if this handler is capable of handling the given message.
Object	handle(Message<?> message, T target) Handles the given message by invoking the appropriate method on given target.
boolean	hasAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType) Checks whether the method of the target entity contains the given annotationType.
Class<?>	payloadType() Returns the payload type of messages that can be processed by this handler.
int	priority() Returns a number representing the priority of this handler over other handlers capable of processing the same message.
<HT> Optional<HT>	unwrap(Class<HT> handlerType) Returns the wrapped handler object if its type is an instance of the given handlerType.

Method Detail

payloadType

Class<?> payloadType()

Returns the payload type of messages that can be processed by this handler.

Returns:

The payload type of messages expected by this handler

priority

int priority()

Returns a number representing the priority of this handler over other handlers capable of processing the same message.

In general, a handler with a higher priority will receive the message before (or instead of) handlers with a lower priority. However, the priority value may not be the only indicator that is used to determine the order of invocation. For instance, a message processor may decide to ignore the priority value if one message handler is a more specific handler of the message than another handler.

Returns:

Number indicating the priority of this handler over other handlers

canHandle

boolean canHandle(Message<?> message)

Checks if this handler is capable of handling the given message.

Parameters:

message - The message that is to be handled

Returns:

true if the handler is capable of handling the message, false otherwise

handle

Object handle(Message<?> message,
              T target)
       throws Exception

Handles the given message by invoking the appropriate method on given target. This may result in an exception if the given target is not capable of handling the message or if an exception is thrown during invocation of the method.

Parameters:

message - The message to handle

target - The target to handle the message

Returns:

The message handling result in case the invocation was successful

Throws:

Exception - when there was a problem that prevented invocation of the method or if an exception was thrown from the invoked method

unwrap

<HT> Optional<HT> unwrap(Class<HT> handlerType)

Returns the wrapped handler object if its type is an instance of the given handlerType. For instance, if this method is invoked with Executable and the message is handled by a method of the target entity, then this method will return the method handle as a Method.

Type Parameters:

HT - The wrapped handler type

Parameters:

handlerType - The expected type of the wrapped handler

Returns:

An Optional containing the wrapped handler object or an empty Optional if the handler is not an instance of the given handlerType

hasAnnotation

boolean hasAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)

Checks whether the method of the target entity contains the given annotationType.

Parameters:

annotationType - Annotation to check for on the target method

Returns:

true if the annotation is present on the target method, false otherwise

annotationAttributes

Optional<Map<String,Object>> annotationAttributes(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)

Get the attributes of an annotation of given annotationType on the method of the target entity. If the annotation is present on the target method an Optional is returned containing the properties mapped by their name. If the annotation is not present an empty Optional is returned.

Parameters:

annotationType - The annotation to check for on the target method

Returns:

An optional containing a map of the properties of the annotation, or an empty optional if the annotation is missing on the method