Message.java |
/* * JBoss, the OpenSource EJB server * * Distributable under LGPL license. * See terms of license at gnu.org. */ package javax.jms; import java.util.Enumeration; /** The <CODE>Message</CODE> interface is the root interface of all JMS * messages. It defines the message header and the <CODE>acknowledge</CODE> * method used for all messages. * * <P>Most message-oriented middleware (MOM) products treat messages as * lightweight entities that consist * of a header and a payload. The header contains fields used for message * routing and identification; the payload contains the application data * being sent. * * <P>Within this general form, the definition of a message varies * significantly across products. It would be quite difficult for the JMS API * to support all of these message models. * * <P>With this in mind, the JMS message model has the following goals: * <UL> * <LI>Provide a single, unified message API * <LI>Provide an API suitable for creating messages that match the * format used by provider-native messaging applications * <LI>Support the development of heterogeneous applications that span * operating systems, machine architectures, and computer languages * <LI>Support messages containing objects in the Java programming language * ("Java objects") * <LI>Support messages containing Extensible Markup Language (XML) pages * </UL> * * <P>JMS messages are composed of the following parts: * <UL> * <LI>Header - All messages support the same set of header fields. * Header fields contain values used by both clients and providers to * identify and route messages. * <LI>Properties - Each message contains a built-in facility for supporting * application-defined property values. Properties provide an efficient * mechanism for supporting application-defined message filtering. * <LI>Body - The JMS API defines several types of message body, which cover * the majority of messaging styles currently in use. * </UL> * * <H4>Message Bodies</H4> * * <P>The JMS API defines five types of message body: * <UL> * <LI>Stream - A <CODE>StreamMessage</CODE> object's message body contains * a stream of primitive values in the Java programming * language ("Java primitives"). It is filled and read sequentially. * <LI>Map - A <CODE>MapMessage</CODE> object's message body contains a set * of name-value pairs, where names are <CODE>String</CODE> * objects, and values are Java primitives. The entries can be accessed * sequentially or randomly by name. The order of the entries is * undefined. * <LI>Text - A <CODE>TextMessage</CODE> object's message body contains a * <CODE>java.lang.String</CODE> object. This message type can be used * to transport plain-text messages, and XML messages. * <LI>Object - An <CODE>ObjectMessage</CODE> object's message body contains * a <CODE>Serializable</CODE> Java object. * <LI>Bytes - A <CODE>BytesMessage</CODE> object's message body contains a * stream of uninterpreted bytes. This message type is for * literally encoding a body to match an existing message format. In * many cases, it is possible to use one of the other body types, * which are easier to use. Although the JMS API allows the use of * message properties with byte messages, they are typically not used, * since the inclusion of properties may affect the format. * </UL> * * <H4>Message Headers</H4> * * <P>The <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> header field is used for linking one * message with * another. It typically links a reply message with its requesting message. * * <P><CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> can hold a provider-specific message ID, * an application-specific <CODE>String</CODE> object, or a provider-native * <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value. * * <H4>Message Properties</H4> * * <P>A <CODE>Message</CODE> object contains a built-in facility for supporting * application-defined property values. In effect, this provides a mechanism * for adding application-specific header fields to a message. * * <P>Properties allow an application, via message selectors, to have a JMS * provider select, or filter, messages on its behalf using * application-specific criteria. * * <P>Property names must obey the rules for a message selector identifier. * Property names must not be null, and must not be empty strings. If a property * name is set and it is either null or an empty string, an * <CODE>IllegalArgumentException</CODE> must be thrown. * * <P>Property values can be <CODE>boolean</CODE>, <CODE>byte</CODE>, * <CODE>short</CODE>, <CODE>int</CODE>, <CODE>long</CODE>, <CODE>float</CODE>, * <CODE>double</CODE>, and <CODE>String</CODE>. * * <P>Property values are set prior to sending a message. When a client * receives a message, its properties are in read-only mode. If a * client attempts to set properties at this point, a * <CODE>MessageNotWriteableException</CODE> is thrown. If * <CODE>clearProperties</CODE> is called, the properties can now be both * read from and written to. Note that header fields are distinct from * properties. Header fields are never in read-only mode. * * <P>A property value may duplicate a value in a message's body, or it may * not. Although JMS does not define a policy for what should or should not * be made a property, application developers should note that JMS providers * will likely handle data in a message's body more efficiently than data in * a message's properties. For best performance, applications should use * message properties only when they need to customize a message's header. * The primary reason for doing this is to support customized message * selection. * * <P>Message properties support the following conversion table. The marked * cases must be supported. The unmarked cases must throw a * <CODE>JMSException</CODE>. The <CODE>String</CODE>-to-primitive conversions * may throw a runtime exception if the * primitive's <CODE>valueOf</CODE> method does not accept the * <CODE>String</CODE> as a valid representation of the primitive. * * <P>A value written as the row type can be read as the column type. * * <PRE> * | | boolean byte short int long float double String * |---------------------------------------------------------- * |boolean | X X * |byte | X X X X X * |short | X X X X * |int | X X X * |long | X X * |float | X X X * |double | X X * |String | X X X X X X X X * |---------------------------------------------------------- * </PRE> * * <P>In addition to the type-specific set/get methods for properties, JMS * provides the <CODE>setObjectProperty</CODE> and * <CODE>getObjectProperty</CODE> methods. These support the same set of * property types using the objectified primitive values. Their purpose is * to allow the decision of property type to made at execution time rather * than at compile time. They support the same property value conversions. * * <P>The <CODE>setObjectProperty</CODE> method accepts values of class * <CODE>Boolean</CODE>, <CODE>Byte</CODE>, <CODE>Short</CODE>, * <CODE>Integer</CODE>, <CODE>Long</CODE>, <CODE>Float</CODE>, * <CODE>Double</CODE>, and <CODE>String</CODE>. An attempt * to use any other class must throw a <CODE>JMSException</CODE>. * * <P>The <CODE>getObjectProperty</CODE> method only returns values of class * <CODE>Boolean</CODE>, <CODE>Byte</CODE>, <CODE>Short</CODE>, * <CODE>Integer</CODE>, <CODE>Long</CODE>, <CODE>Float</CODE>, * <CODE>Double</CODE>, and <CODE>String</CODE>. * * <P>The order of property values is not defined. To iterate through a * message's property values, use <CODE>getPropertyNames</CODE> to retrieve * a property name enumeration and then use the various property get methods * to retrieve their values. * * <P>A message's properties are deleted by the <CODE>clearProperties</CODE> * method. This leaves the message with an empty set of properties. * * <P>Getting a property value for a name which has not been set returns a * null value. Only the <CODE>getStringProperty</CODE> and * <CODE>getObjectProperty</CODE> methods can return a null value. * Attempting to read a null value as a primitive type must be treated as * calling the primitive's corresponding <CODE>valueOf(String)</CODE> * conversion method with a null value. * * <P>The JMS API reserves the <CODE>JMSX</CODE> property name prefix for JMS * defined properties. * The full set of these properties is defined in the Java Message Service * specification. New JMS defined properties may be added in later versions * of the JMS API. Support for these properties is optional. The * <CODE>String[] ConnectionMetaData.getJMSXPropertyNames</CODE> method * returns the names of the JMSX properties supported by a connection. * * <P>JMSX properties may be referenced in message selectors whether or not * they are supported by a connection. If they are not present in a * message, they are treated like any other absent property. * * <P>JMSX properties defined in the specification as "set by provider on * send" are available to both the producer and the consumers of the message. * JMSX properties defined in the specification as "set by provider on * receive" are available only to the consumers. * * <P><CODE>JMSXGroupID</CODE> and <CODE>JMSXGroupSeq</CODE> are standard * properties that clients * should use if they want to group messages. All providers must support them. * Unless specifically noted, the values and semantics of the JMSX properties * are undefined. * * <P>The JMS API reserves the <CODE>JMS_<I>vendor_name</I></CODE> property * name prefix for provider-specific properties. Each provider defines its own * value for <CODE><I>vendor_name</I></CODE>. This is the mechanism a JMS * provider uses to make its special per-message services available to a JMS * client. * * <P>The purpose of provider-specific properties is to provide special * features needed to integrate JMS clients with provider-native clients in a * single JMS application. They should not be used for messaging between JMS * clients. * * <H4>Provider Implementations of JMS Message Interfaces</H4> * * <P>The JMS API provides a set of message interfaces that define the JMS * message * model. It does not provide implementations of these interfaces. * * <P>Each JMS provider supplies a set of message factories with its * <CODE>Session</CODE> object for creating instances of messages. This allows * a provider to use message implementations tailored to its specific needs. * * <P>A provider must be prepared to accept message implementations that are * not its own. They may not be handled as efficiently as its own * implementation; however, they must be handled. * * <P>Note the following exception case when a provider is handling a foreign * message implementation. If the foreign message implementation contains a * <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> header field that is set to a foreign destination * implementation, the provider is not required to handle or preserve the * value of this header field. * * <H4>Message Selectors</H4> * * <P>A JMS message selector allows a client to specify, by * header field references and property references, the * messages it is interested in. Only messages whose header * and property values * match the * selector are delivered. What it means for a message not to be delivered * depends on the <CODE>MessageConsumer</CODE> being used (see * {@link javax.jms.QueueReceiver QueueReceiver} and * {@link javax.jms.TopicSubscriber TopicSubscriber}). * * <P>Message selectors cannot reference message body values. * * <P>A message selector matches a message if the selector evaluates to * true when the message's header field values and property values are * substituted for their corresponding identifiers in the selector. * * <P>A message selector is a <CODE>String</CODE> whose syntax is based on a * subset of * the SQL92 conditional expression syntax. If the value of a message selector * is an empty string, the value is treated as a null and indicates that there * is no message selector for the message consumer. * * <P>The order of evaluation of a message selector is from left to right * within precedence level. Parentheses can be used to change this order. * * <P>Predefined selector literals and operator names are shown here in * uppercase; however, they are case insensitive. * * <P>A selector can contain: * * <UL> * <LI>Literals: * <UL> * <LI>A string literal is enclosed in single quotes, with a single quote * represented by doubled single quote; for example, * <CODE>'literal'</CODE> and <CODE>'literal''s'</CODE>. Like * string literals in the Java programming language, these use the * Unicode character encoding. * <LI>An exact numeric literal is a numeric value without a decimal * point, such as <CODE>57</CODE>, <CODE>-957</CODE>, and * <CODE>+62</CODE>; numbers in the range of <CODE>long</CODE> are * supported. Exact numeric literals use the integer literal * syntax of the Java programming language. * <LI>An approximate numeric literal is a numeric value in scientific * notation, such as <CODE>7E3</CODE> and <CODE>-57.9E2</CODE>, or a * numeric value with a decimal, such as <CODE>7.</CODE>, * <CODE>-95.7</CODE>, and <CODE>+6.2</CODE>; numbers in the range of * <CODE>double</CODE> are supported. Approximate literals use the * floating-point literal syntax of the Java programming language. * <LI>The boolean literals <CODE>TRUE</CODE> and <CODE>FALSE</CODE>. * </UL> * <LI>Identifiers: * <UL> * <LI>An identifier is an unlimited-length sequence of letters * and digits, the first of which must be a letter. A letter is any * character for which the method <CODE>Character.isJavaLetter</CODE> * returns true. This includes <CODE>'_'</CODE> and <CODE>'$'</CODE>. * A letter or digit is any character for which the method * <CODE>Character.isJavaLetterOrDigit</CODE> returns true. * <LI>Identifiers cannot be the names <CODE>NULL</CODE>, * <CODE>TRUE</CODE>, and <CODE>FALSE</CODE>. * <LI>Identifiers cannot be <CODE>NOT</CODE>, <CODE>AND</CODE>, * <CODE>OR</CODE>, <CODE>BETWEEN</CODE>, <CODE>LIKE</CODE>, * <CODE>IN</CODE>, <CODE>IS</CODE>, or <CODE>ESCAPE</CODE>. * <LI>Identifiers are either header field references or property * references. The type of a property value in a message selector * corresponds to the type used to set the property. If a property * that does not exist in a message is referenced, its value is * <CODE>NULL</CODE>. * <LI>The conversions that apply to the get methods for properties do not * apply when a property is used in a message selector expression. * For example, suppose you set a property as a string value, as in the * following: * <PRE>myMessage.setStringProperty("NumberOfOrders", "2");</PRE> * The following expression in a message selector would evaluate to * false, because a string cannot be used in an arithmetic expression: * <PRE>"NumberOfOrders > 1"</PRE> * <LI>Identifiers are case-sensitive. * <LI>Message header field references are restricted to * <CODE>JMSDeliveryMode</CODE>, <CODE>JMSPriority</CODE>, * <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE>, <CODE>JMSTimestamp</CODE>, * <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE>, and <CODE>JMSType</CODE>. * <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE>, <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE>, and * <CODE>JMSType</CODE> values may be null and if so are treated as a * <CODE>NULL</CODE> value. * <LI>Any name beginning with <CODE>'JMSX'</CODE> is a JMS defined * property name. * <LI>Any name beginning with <CODE>'JMS_'</CODE> is a provider-specific * property name. * <LI>Any name that does not begin with <CODE>'JMS'</CODE> is an * application-specific property name. * </UL> * <LI>White space is the same as that defined for the Java programming * language: space, horizontal tab, form feed, and line terminator. * <LI>Expressions: * <UL> * <LI>A selector is a conditional expression; a selector that evaluates * to <CODE>true</CODE> matches; a selector that evaluates to * <CODE>false</CODE> or unknown does not match. * <LI>Arithmetic expressions are composed of themselves, arithmetic * operations, identifiers (whose value is treated as a numeric * literal), and numeric literals. * <LI>Conditional expressions are composed of themselves, comparison * operations, and logical operations. * </UL> * <LI>Standard bracketing <CODE>()</CODE> for ordering expression evaluation * is supported. * <LI>Logical operators in precedence order: <CODE>NOT</CODE>, * <CODE>AND</CODE>, <CODE>OR</CODE> * <LI>Comparison operators: <CODE>=</CODE>, <CODE>></CODE>, <CODE>>=</CODE>, * <CODE><</CODE>, <CODE><=</CODE>, <CODE><></CODE> (not equal) * <UL> * <LI>Only like type values can be compared. One exception is that it * is valid to compare exact numeric values and approximate numeric * values; the type conversion required is defined by the rules of * numeric promotion in the Java programming language. If the * comparison of non-like type values is attempted, the value of the * operation is false. If either of the type values evaluates to * <CODE>NULL</CODE>, the value of the expression is unknown. * <LI>String and boolean comparison is restricted to <CODE>=</CODE> and * <CODE><></CODE>. Two strings are equal * if and only if they contain the same sequence of characters. * </UL> * <LI>Arithmetic operators in precedence order: * <UL> * <LI><CODE>+</CODE>, <CODE>-</CODE> (unary) * <LI><CODE>*</CODE>, <CODE>/</CODE> (multiplication and division) * <LI><CODE>+</CODE>, <CODE>-</CODE> (addition and subtraction) * <LI>Arithmetic operations must use numeric promotion in the Java * programming language. * </UL> * <LI><CODE><I>arithmetic-expr1</I> [NOT] BETWEEN <I>arithmetic-expr2</I> * AND <I>arithmetic-expr3</I></CODE> (comparison operator) * <UL> * <LI><CODE>"age BETWEEN 15 AND 19"</CODE> is * equivalent to * <CODE>"age >= 15 AND age <= 19"</CODE> * <LI><CODE>"age NOT BETWEEN 15 AND 19"</CODE> * is equivalent to * <CODE>"age < 15 OR age > 19"</CODE> * </UL> * <LI><CODE><I>identifier</I> [NOT] IN (<I>string-literal1</I>, * <I>string-literal2</I>,...)</CODE> (comparison operator where * <CODE><I>identifier</I></CODE> has a <CODE>String</CODE> or * <CODE>NULL</CODE> value) * <UL> * <LI><CODE>"Country IN (' UK', 'US', 'France')"</CODE> * is true for * <CODE>'UK'</CODE> and false for <CODE>'Peru'</CODE>; it is * equivalent to the expression * <CODE>"(Country = ' UK') OR (Country = ' US') OR (Country = ' France')"</CODE> * <LI><CODE>"Country NOT IN (' UK', 'US', 'France')"</CODE> * is false for <CODE>'UK'</CODE> and true for <CODE>'Peru'</CODE>; it * is equivalent to the expression * <CODE>"NOT ((Country = ' UK') OR (Country = ' US') OR (Country = ' France'))"</CODE> * <LI>If identifier of an <CODE>IN</CODE> or <CODE>NOT IN</CODE> * operation is <CODE>NULL</CODE>, the value of the operation is * unknown. * </UL> * <LI><CODE><I>identifier</I> [NOT] LIKE <I>pattern-value</I> [ESCAPE * <I>escape-character</I>]</CODE> (comparison operator, where * <CODE><I>identifier</I></CODE> has a <CODE>String</CODE> value; * <CODE><I>pattern-value</I></CODE> is a string literal where * <CODE>'_'</CODE> stands for any single character; <CODE>'%'</CODE> * stands for any sequence of characters, including the empty sequence; * and all other characters stand for themselves. The optional * <CODE><I>escape-character</I></CODE> is a single-character string * literal whose character is used to escape the special meaning of the * <CODE>'_'</CODE> and <CODE>'%'</CODE> in * <CODE><I>pattern-value</I></CODE>.) * <UL> * <LI><CODE>"phone LIKE '12%3'"</CODE> is true for * <CODE>'123'</CODE> or <CODE>'12993'</CODE> and false for * <CODE>'1234'</CODE> * <LI><CODE>"word LIKE 'l_se'"</CODE> is true for * <CODE>'lose'</CODE> and false for <CODE>'loose'</CODE> * <LI><CODE>"underscored LIKE '\_%' ESCAPE '\'"</CODE> * is true for <CODE>'_foo'</CODE> and false for <CODE>'bar'</CODE> * <LI><CODE>"phone NOT LIKE '12%3'"</CODE> is false for * <CODE>'123'</CODE> or <CODE>'12993'</CODE> and true for * <CODE>'1234'</CODE> * <LI>If <CODE><I>identifier</I></CODE> of a <CODE>LIKE</CODE> or * <CODE>NOT LIKE</CODE> operation is <CODE>NULL</CODE>, the value * of the operation is unknown. * </UL> * <LI><CODE><I>identifier</I> IS NULL</CODE> (comparison operator that tests * for a null header field value or a missing property value) * <UL> * <LI><CODE>"prop_name IS NULL"</CODE> * </UL> * <LI><CODE><I>identifier</I> IS NOT NULL</CODE> (comparison operator that * tests for the existence of a non-null header field value or a property * value) * <UL> * <LI><CODE>"prop_name IS NOT NULL"</CODE> * </UL> * * <P>JMS providers are required to verify the syntactic correctness of a * message selector at the time it is presented. A method that provides a * syntactically incorrect selector must result in a <CODE>JMSException</CODE>. * JMS providers may also optionally provide some semantic checking at the time * the selector is presented. Not all semantic checking can be performed at * the time a message selector is presented, because property types are not known. * * <P>The following message selector selects messages with a message type * of car and color of blue and weight greater than 2500 pounds: * * <PRE>"JMSType = 'car' AND color = 'blue' AND weight > 2500"</PRE> * * <H4>Null Values</H4> * * <P>As noted above, property values may be <CODE>NULL</CODE>. The evaluation * of selector expressions containing <CODE>NULL</CODE> values is defined by * SQL92 <CODE>NULL</CODE> semantics. A brief description of these semantics * is provided here. * * <P>SQL treats a <CODE>NULL</CODE> value as unknown. Comparison or arithmetic * with an unknown value always yields an unknown value. * * <P>The <CODE>IS NULL</CODE> and <CODE>IS NOT NULL</CODE> operators convert * an unknown value into the respective <CODE>TRUE</CODE> and * <CODE>FALSE</CODE> values. * * <P>The boolean operators use three-valued logic as defined by the * following tables: * * <P><B>The definition of the <CODE>AND</CODE> operator</B> * * <PRE> * | AND | T | F | U * +------+-------+-------+------- * | T | T | F | U * | F | F | F | F * | U | U | F | U * +------+-------+-------+------- * </PRE> * * <P><B>The definition of the <CODE>OR</CODE> operator</B> * * <PRE> * | OR | T | F | U * +------+-------+-------+-------- * | T | T | T | T * | F | T | F | U * | U | T | U | U * +------+-------+-------+------- * </PRE> * * <P><B>The definition of the <CODE>NOT</CODE> operator</B> * * <PRE> * | NOT * +------+------ * | T | F * | F | T * | U | U * +------+------- * </PRE> * * <H4>Special Notes</H4> * * <P>When used in a message selector, the <CODE>JMSDeliveryMode</CODE> header * field is treated as having the values <CODE>'PERSISTENT'</CODE> and * <CODE>'NON_PERSISTENT'</CODE>. * * <P>Date and time values should use the standard <CODE>long</CODE> * millisecond value. When a date or time literal is included in a message * selector, it should be an integer literal for a millisecond value. The * standard way to produce millisecond values is to use * <CODE>java.util.Calendar</CODE>. * * <P>Although SQL supports fixed decimal comparison and arithmetic, JMS * message selectors do not. This is the reason for restricting exact * numeric literals to those without a decimal (and the addition of * numerics with a decimal as an alternate representation for * approximate numeric values). * * <P>SQL comments are not supported. * * @see javax.jms.MessageConsumer#receive() * @see javax.jms.MessageConsumer#receive(long) * @see javax.jms.MessageConsumer#receiveNoWait() * @see javax.jms.MessageListener#onMessage(Message) * @see javax.jms.BytesMessage * @see javax.jms.MapMessage * @see javax.jms.ObjectMessage * @see javax.jms.StreamMessage * @see javax.jms.TextMessage */ public interface Message { /** The message producer's default delivery mode is <CODE>PERSISTENT</CODE>. * * @see DeliveryMode#PERSISTENT */ static final int DEFAULT_DELIVERY_MODE = DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT; /** The message producer's default priority is 4. */ static final int DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 4; /** The message producer's default time to live is unlimited; the message * never expires. */ static final long DEFAULT_TIME_TO_LIVE = 0; /** Gets the message ID. * * <P>The <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE> header field contains a value that * uniquely identifies each message sent by a provider. * * <P>When a message is sent, <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE> can be ignored. * When the <CODE>send</CODE> or <CODE>publish</CODE> method returns, it * contains a provider-assigned value. * * <P>A <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE> is a <CODE>String</CODE> value that * should function as a * unique key for identifying messages in a historical repository. * The exact scope of uniqueness is provider-defined. It should at * least cover all messages for a specific installation of a * provider, where an installation is some connected set of message * routers. * * <P>All <CODE>JMSMessageID</CODE> values must start with the prefix * <CODE>'ID:'</CODE>. * Uniqueness of message ID values across different providers is * not required. * * <P>Since message IDs take some effort to create and increase a * message's size, some JMS providers may be able to optimize message * overhead if they are given a hint that the message ID is not used by * an application. By calling the * <CODE>MessageProducer.setDisableMessageID</CODE> method, a JMS client * enables this potential optimization for all messages sent by that * message producer. If the JMS provider accepts this * hint, these messages must have the message ID set to null; if the * provider ignores the hint, the message ID must be set to its normal * unique value. * * @return the message ID * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the message ID * due to some internal error. * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSMessageID(String) * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#setDisableMessageID(boolean) */ String getJMSMessageID() throws JMSException; /** Sets the message ID. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param id the ID of the message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the message ID * due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSMessageID() */ void setJMSMessageID(String id) throws JMSException; /** Gets the message timestamp. * * <P>The <CODE>JMSTimestamp</CODE> header field contains the time a * message was * handed off to a provider to be sent. It is not the time the * message was actually transmitted, because the actual send may occur * later due to transactions or other client-side queueing of messages. * * <P>When a message is sent, <CODE>JMSTimestamp</CODE> is ignored. When * the <CODE>send</CODE> or <CODE>publish</CODE> * method returns, it contains a time value somewhere in the interval * between the call and the return. The value is in the format of a normal * millis time value in the Java programming language. * * <P>Since timestamps take some effort to create and increase a * message's size, some JMS providers may be able to optimize message * overhead if they are given a hint that the timestamp is not used by an * application. By calling the * <CODE>MessageProducer.setDisableMessageTimestamp</CODE> method, a JMS * client enables this potential optimization for all messages sent by * that message producer. If the JMS provider accepts this * hint, these messages must have the timestamp set to zero; if the * provider ignores the hint, the timestamp must be set to its normal * value. * * @return the message timestamp * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the timestamp * due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSTimestamp(long) * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#setDisableMessageTimestamp(boolean) */ long getJMSTimestamp() throws JMSException; /** Sets the message timestamp. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param timestamp the timestamp for this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the timestamp * due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSTimestamp() */ void setJMSTimestamp(long timestamp) throws JMSException; /** Gets the correlation ID as an array of bytes for the message. * * <P>The use of a <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value for * <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> is non-portable. * * @return the correlation ID of a message as an array of bytes * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the correlation * ID due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationID(String) * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationID() * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes(byte[]) */ byte [] getJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes() throws JMSException; /** Sets the correlation ID as an array of bytes for the message. * * <P>The array is copied before the method returns, so * future modifications to the array will not alter this message header. * * <P>If a provider supports the native concept of correlation ID, a * JMS client may need to assign specific <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> * values to match those expected by native messaging clients. * JMS providers without native correlation ID values are not required to * support this method and its corresponding get method; their * implementation may throw a * <CODE>java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException</CODE>. * * <P>The use of a <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value for * <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> is non-portable. * * @param correlationID the correlation ID value as an array of bytes * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the correlation * ID due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationID(String) * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationID() * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes() */ void setJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes(byte[] correlationID) throws JMSException; /** Sets the correlation ID for the message. * * <P>A client can use the <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> header field to * link one message with another. A typical use is to link a response * message with its request message. * * <P><CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> can hold one of the following: * <UL> * <LI>A provider-specific message ID * <LI>An application-specific <CODE>String</CODE> * <LI>A provider-native <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value * </UL> * * <P>Since each message sent by a JMS provider is assigned a message ID * value, it is convenient to link messages via message ID. All message ID * values must start with the <CODE>'ID:'</CODE> prefix. * * <P>In some cases, an application (made up of several clients) needs to * use an application-specific value for linking messages. For instance, * an application may use <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> to hold a value * referencing some external information. Application-specified values * must not start with the <CODE>'ID:'</CODE> prefix; this is reserved for * provider-generated message ID values. * * <P>If a provider supports the native concept of correlation ID, a JMS * client may need to assign specific <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> values * to match those expected by clients that do not use the JMS API. A * <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value is used for this * purpose. JMS providers without native correlation ID values are not * required to support <CODE>byte[]</CODE> values. The use of a * <CODE>byte[]</CODE> value for <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> is * non-portable. * * @param correlationID the message ID of a message being referred to * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the correlation * ID due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationID() * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes() * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes(byte[]) */ void setJMSCorrelationID(String correlationID) throws JMSException; /** Gets the correlation ID for the message. * * <P>This method is used to return correlation ID values that are * either provider-specific message IDs or application-specific * <CODE>String</CODE> values. * * @return the correlation ID of a message as a <CODE>String</CODE> * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the correlation * ID due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationID(String) * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes() * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSCorrelationIDAsBytes(byte[]) */ String getJMSCorrelationID() throws JMSException; /** Gets the <CODE>Destination</CODE> object to which a reply to this * message should be sent. * * @return <CODE>Destination</CODE> to which to send a response to this * message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the * <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> destination due to some * internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSReplyTo(Destination) */ Destination getJMSReplyTo() throws JMSException; /** Sets the <CODE>Destination</CODE> object to which a reply to this * message should be sent. * * <P>The <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> header field contains the destination * where a reply * to the current message should be sent. If it is null, no reply is * expected. The destination may be either a <CODE>Queue</CODE> object or * a <CODE>Topic</CODE> object. * * <P>Messages sent with a null <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> value may be a * notification of some event, or they may just be some data the sender * thinks is of interest. * * <P>Messages with a <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> value typically expect a * response. A response is optional; it is up to the client to decide. * These messages are called requests. A message sent in response to a * request is called a reply. * * <P>In some cases a client may wish to match a request it sent earlier * with a reply it has just received. The client can use the * <CODE>JMSCorrelationID</CODE> header field for this purpose. * * @param replyTo <CODE>Destination</CODE> to which to send a response to * this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the * <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> destination due to some * internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSReplyTo() */ void setJMSReplyTo(Destination replyTo) throws JMSException; /** Gets the <CODE>Destination</CODE> object for this message. * * <P>The <CODE>JMSDestination</CODE> header field contains the * destination to which the message is being sent. * * <P>When a message is sent, this field is ignored. After completion * of the <CODE>send</CODE> or <CODE>publish</CODE> method, the field * holds the destination specified by the method. * * <P>When a message is received, its <CODE>JMSDestination</CODE> value * must be equivalent to the value assigned when it was sent. * * @return the destination of this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the destination * due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSDestination(Destination) */ Destination getJMSDestination() throws JMSException; /** Sets the <CODE>Destination</CODE> object for this message. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param destination the destination for this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the destination * due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSDestination() */ void setJMSDestination(Destination destination) throws JMSException; /** Gets the <CODE>DeliveryMode</CODE> value specified for this message. * * @return the delivery mode for this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the * delivery mode due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSDeliveryMode(int) * @see javax.jms.DeliveryMode */ int getJMSDeliveryMode() throws JMSException; /** Sets the <CODE>DeliveryMode</CODE> value for this message. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param deliveryMode the delivery mode for this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the * delivery mode due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSDeliveryMode() * @see javax.jms.DeliveryMode */ void setJMSDeliveryMode(int deliveryMode) throws JMSException; /** Gets an indication of whether this message is being redelivered. * * <P>If a client receives a message with the <CODE>JMSRedelivered</CODE> * field set, * it is likely, but not guaranteed, that this message was delivered * earlier but that its receipt was not acknowledged * at that time. * * @return true if this message is being redelivered * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the redelivered * state due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSRedelivered(boolean) */ boolean getJMSRedelivered() throws JMSException; /** Specifies whether this message is being redelivered. * * <P>This field is set at the time the message is delivered. This * method can be used to change the value for a message that has * been received. * * @param redelivered an indication of whether this message is being * redelivered * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the redelivered * state due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSRedelivered() */ void setJMSRedelivered(boolean redelivered) throws JMSException; /** Gets the message type identifier supplied by the client when the * message was sent. * * @return the message type * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the message * type due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSType(String) */ String getJMSType() throws JMSException; /** Sets the message type. * * <P>Some JMS providers use a message repository that contains the * definitions of messages sent by applications. The <CODE>JMSType</CODE> * header field may reference a message's definition in the provider's * repository. * * <P>The JMS API does not define a standard message definition repository, * nor does it define a naming policy for the definitions it contains. * * <P>Some messaging systems require that a message type definition for * each application message be created and that each message specify its * type. In order to work with such JMS providers, JMS clients should * assign a value to <CODE>JMSType</CODE>, whether the application makes * use of it or not. This ensures that the field is properly set for those * providers that require it. * * <P>To ensure portability, JMS clients should use symbolic values for * <CODE>JMSType</CODE> that can be configured at installation time to the * values defined in the current provider's message repository. If string * literals are used, they may not be valid type names for some JMS * providers. * * @param type the message type * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the message * type due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSType() */ void setJMSType(String type) throws JMSException; /** Gets the message's expiration value. * * <P>When a message is sent, the <CODE>JMSExpiration</CODE> header field * is left unassigned. After completion of the <CODE>send</CODE> or * <CODE>publish</CODE> method, it holds the expiration time of the * message. This is the sum of the time-to-live value specified by the * client and the GMT at the time of the <CODE>send</CODE> or * <CODE>publish</CODE>. * * <P>If the time-to-live is specified as zero, <CODE>JMSExpiration</CODE> * is set to zero to indicate that the message does not expire. * * <P>When a message's expiration time is reached, a provider should * discard it. The JMS API does not define any form of notification of * message expiration. * * <P>Clients should not receive messages that have expired; however, * the JMS API does not guarantee that this will not happen. * * @return the time the message expires, which is the sum of the * time-to-live value specified by the client and the GMT at the * time of the send * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the message * expiration due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSExpiration(long) */ long getJMSExpiration() throws JMSException; /** Sets the message's expiration value. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param expiration the message's expiration time * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the message * expiration due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSExpiration() */ void setJMSExpiration(long expiration) throws JMSException; /** Gets the message priority level. * * <P>The JMS API defines ten levels of priority value, with 0 as the * lowest * priority and 9 as the highest. In addition, clients should consider * priorities 0-4 as gradations of normal priority and priorities 5-9 * as gradations of expedited priority. * * <P>The JMS API does not require that a provider strictly implement * priority * ordering of messages; however, it should do its best to deliver * expedited messages ahead of normal messages. * * @return the default message priority * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the message * priority due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#setJMSPriority(int) */ int getJMSPriority() throws JMSException; /** Sets the priority level for this message. * * <P>JMS providers set this field when a message is sent. This method * can be used to change the value for a message that has been received. * * @param priority the priority of this message * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the message * priority due to some internal error. * * @see javax.jms.Message#getJMSPriority() */ void setJMSPriority(int priority) throws JMSException; /** Clears a message's properties. * * <P>The message's header fields and body are not cleared. * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to clear the message * properties due to some internal error. */ void clearProperties() throws JMSException; /** Indicates whether a property value exists. * * @param name the name of the property to test * * @return true if the property exists * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to determine if the * property exists due to some internal error. */ boolean propertyExists(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>boolean</CODE> property with the * specified name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>boolean</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>boolean</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ boolean getBooleanProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>byte</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>byte</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>byte</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ byte getByteProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>short</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>short</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>short</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ short getShortProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>int</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>int</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>int</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ int getIntProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>long</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>long</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>long</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ long getLongProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>float</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>float</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>float</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ float getFloatProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>double</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>double</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>double</CODE> property value for the specified name * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ double getDoubleProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the <CODE>String</CODE> property with the specified * name. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>String</CODE> property * * @return the <CODE>String</CODE> property value for the specified name; * if there is no property by this name, a null value is returned * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. * @exception MessageFormatException if this type conversion is invalid. */ String getStringProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns the value of the Java object property with the specified name. * * <P>This method can be used to return, in objectified format, * an object that has been stored as a property in the message with the * equivalent <CODE>setObjectProperty</CODE> method call, or its equivalent * primitive <CODE>set<I>type</I>Property</CODE> method. * * @param name the name of the Java object property * * @return the Java object property value with the specified name, in * objectified format (for example, if the property was set as an * <CODE>int</CODE>, an <CODE>Integer</CODE> is * returned); if there is no property by this name, a null value * is returned * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * value due to some internal error. */ Object getObjectProperty(String name) throws JMSException; /** Returns an <CODE>Enumeration</CODE> of all the property names. * * <P>Note that JMS standard header fields are not considered * properties and are not returned in this enumeration. * * @return an enumeration of all the names of property values * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the property * names due to some internal error. */ Enumeration getPropertyNames() throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>boolean</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>boolean</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>boolean</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setBooleanProperty(String name, boolean value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>byte</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>byte</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>byte</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setByteProperty(String name, byte value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>short</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>short</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>short</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setShortProperty(String name, short value) throws JMSException; /** Sets an <CODE>int</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>int</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>int</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setIntProperty(String name, int value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>long</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>long</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>long</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setLongProperty(String name, long value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>float</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>float</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>float</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setFloatProperty(String name, float value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>double</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>double</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>double</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setDoubleProperty(String name, double value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a <CODE>String</CODE> property value with the specified name into * the message. * * @param name the name of the <CODE>String</CODE> property * @param value the <CODE>String</CODE> property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setStringProperty(String name, String value) throws JMSException; /** Sets a Java object property value with the specified name into the * message. * * <P>Note that this method works only for the objectified primitive * object types (<CODE>Integer</CODE>, <CODE>Double</CODE>, * <CODE>Long</CODE> ...) and <CODE>String</CODE> objects. * * @param name the name of the Java object property * @param value the Java object property value to set * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the property * due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the name is null or if the name is * an empty string. * @exception MessageFormatException if the object is invalid * @exception MessageNotWriteableException if properties are read-only */ void setObjectProperty(String name, Object value) throws JMSException; /** Acknowledges all consumed messages of the session of this consumed * message. * * <P>All consumed JMS messages support the <CODE>acknowledge</CODE> * method for use when a client has specified that its JMS session's * consumed messages are to be explicitly acknowledged. By invoking * <CODE>acknowledge</CODE> on a consumed message, a client acknowledges * all messages consumed by the session that the message was delivered to. * * <P>Calls to <CODE>acknowledge</CODE> are ignored for both transacted * sessions and sessions specified to use implicit acknowledgement modes. * * <P>A client may individually acknowledge each message as it is consumed, * or it may choose to acknowledge messages as an application-defined group * (which is done by calling acknowledge on the last received message of the group, * thereby acknowledging all messages consumed by the session.) * * <P>Messages that have been received but not acknowledged may be * redelivered. * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to acknowledge the * messages due to some internal error. * @exception IllegalStateException if this method is called on a closed * session. * * @see javax.jms.Session#CLIENT_ACKNOWLEDGE */ void acknowledge() throws JMSException; /** Clears out the message body. Clearing a message's body does not clear * its header values or property entries. * * <P>If this message body was read-only, calling this method leaves * the message body in the same state as an empty body in a newly * created message. * * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to clear the message * body due to some internal error. */ void clearBody() throws JMSException; }
Message.java |