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package javax.jms;

/** A client uses a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> object to send messages to a 
  * destination. A <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> object is created by passing a 
  * <CODE>Destination</CODE> object to a message-producer creation method 
  * supplied by a session.
  *
  * <P><CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> is the parent interface for all message 
  * producers.
  *
  * <P>A client also has the option of creating a message producer without 
  * supplying a destination. In this case, a destination must be provided with 
  * every send operation. A typical use for this kind of message producer is
  * to send replies to requests using the request's <CODE>JMSReplyTo</CODE> 
  * destination.
  *
  * <P>A client can specify a default delivery mode, priority, and time to live 
  * for messages sent by a message producer. It can also specify the delivery 
  * mode, priority, and time to live for an individual message.
  *
  * <P>A client can specify a time-to-live value in milliseconds for each
  * message it sends. This value defines a message expiration time that
  * is the sum of the message's time-to-live and the GMT when it is sent (for
  * transacted sends, this is the time the client sends the message, not
  * the time the transaction is committed).
  *
  * <P>A JMS provider should do its best to expire messages accurately;
  * however, the JMS API does not define the accuracy provided.
  *
  * @see         javax.jms.TopicPublisher
  * @see         javax.jms.QueueSender
  * @see         javax.jms.Session#createProducer
  */

public interface MessageProducer {

   /** Sets whether message IDs are disabled.
   *  
   * <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>setDisableMessageID</CODE>  
   * method on this message producer, a JMS client enables this potential 
   * optimization for all messages sent by this 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.
   *
   * <P>Message IDs are enabled by default.
   *
   * @param value indicates if message IDs are disabled
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set message ID to
   *                         disabled due to some internal error.
   */
   public void setDisableMessageID(boolean value) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Gets an indication of whether message IDs are disabled.
   *  
   * @return an indication of whether message IDs are disabled
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to determine if 
   *                         message IDs are disabled due to some internal 
   *                         error.
   */
   public boolean getDisableMessageID() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sets whether message timestamps are disabled.
   *  
   * <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>setDisableMessageTimestamp</CODE> 
   * method on this message producer, a JMS client enables this potential 
   * optimization for all messages sent by this 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.
   *  
   * <P>Message timestamps are enabled by default.
   *
   * @param value indicates if message timestamps are disabled
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set timestamps to
   *                         disabled due to some internal error.
   */ 
   public void setDisableMessageTimestamp(boolean value) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Gets an indication of whether message timestamps are disabled.
   *  
   * @return an indication of whether message timestamps are disabled
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to determine if 
   *                         timestamps are disabled due to some internal 
   *                         error.
   */ 
   public boolean getDisableMessageTimestamp() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sets the producer's default delivery mode.
   *  
   * <P>Delivery mode is set to <CODE>PERSISTENT</CODE> by default.
   *
   * @param deliveryMode the message delivery mode for this message
   * producer; legal values are <code>DeliveryMode.NON_PERSISTENT</code>
   * and <code>DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT</code>
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the delivery 
   *                         mode due to some internal error.          
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#getDeliveryMode
   * @see javax.jms.DeliveryMode#NON_PERSISTENT
   * @see javax.jms.DeliveryMode#PERSISTENT
   * @see javax.jms.Message#DEFAULT_DELIVERY_MODE
   */ 
   public void setDeliveryMode(int deliveryMode) throws JMSException;
   
   
   /** Gets the producer's default delivery mode.
   *  
   * @return the message delivery mode for this message producer
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the delivery 
   *                         mode due to some internal error.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#setDeliveryMode
   */ 
   public int getDeliveryMode() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sets the producer's default priority.
   *  
   * <P>The JMS API defines ten levels of priority value, with 0 as the 
   * lowest priority and 9 as the highest. Clients should consider priorities
   * 0-4 as gradations of normal priority and priorities 5-9 as gradations 
   * of expedited priority. Priority is set to 4 by default.
   *
   * @param defaultPriority the message priority for this message producer;
   *                        must be a value between 0 and 9
   * 
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the priority
   *                         due to some internal error.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#getPriority
   * @see javax.jms.Message#DEFAULT_PRIORITY
   */ 
   public void setPriority(int defaultPriority) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Gets the producer's default priority.
   *  
   * @return the message priority for this message producer
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the priority
   *                         due to some internal error.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#setPriority
   */ 
   public int getPriority() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sets the default length of time in milliseconds from its dispatch time
   * that a produced message should be retained by the message system.
   *
   * <P>Time to live is set to zero by default.
   *
   * @param timeToLive the message time to live in milliseconds; zero is
   * unlimited
   *
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to set the time to 
   *                         live due to some internal error.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#getTimeToLive
   * @see javax.jms.Message#DEFAULT_TIME_TO_LIVE
   */
   public void setTimeToLive(long timeToLive) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Gets the default length of time in milliseconds from its dispatch time
   * that a produced message should be retained by the message system.
   *
   * @return the message time to live in milliseconds; zero is unlimited
   *
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the time to 
   *                         live due to some internal error.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer#setTimeToLive
   */ 
   public long getTimeToLive() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Gets the destination associated with this <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE>.
   *  
   * @return this producer's <CODE>Destination/<CODE>
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to get the destination for
   *                         this <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE>
   *                         due to some internal error.
   *@since 1.1 
   */ 
   public Destination getDestination() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Closes the message producer.
   *
   * <P>Since a provider may allocate some resources on behalf of a
   * <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> outside the Java virtual machine, clients 
   * should close them when they
   * are not needed. Relying on garbage collection to eventually reclaim
   * these resources may not be timely enough.
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to close the producer
   *                         due to some internal error.
   */ 
   public void close() throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sends a message using the <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE>'s 
   * default delivery mode, priority, and time to live.
   *
   * @param message the message to send 
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to send the message 
   *                         due to some internal error.
   * @exception MessageFormatException if an invalid message is specified.
   * @exception InvalidDestinationException if a client uses
   *                         this method with a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> with
   *                         an invalid destination.
   * @exception java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException if a client uses this
   *                         method with a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> that did
   *                         not specify a destination at creation time.
   * 
   * @see javax.jms.Session#createProducer 
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer 
   *
   * @since 1.1 
   */
   public void send(Message message) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sends a message to the destination, specifying delivery mode, priority, and 
   * time to live.
   *
   * @param message the message to send
   * @param deliveryMode the delivery mode to use
   * @param priority the priority for this message
   * @param timeToLive the message's lifetime (in milliseconds)
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to send the message 
   *                         due to some internal error.
   * @exception MessageFormatException if an invalid message is specified.
   * @exception InvalidDestinationException if a client uses
   *                         this method with a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> with
   *                         an invalid destination.
   * @exception java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException if a client uses this
   *                         method with a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> that did
   *                         not specify a destination at creation time.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.Session#createProducer
   * @since 1.1 
   */
   public void send(
      Message message, 
      int deliveryMode, 
      int priority,
      long timeToLive
   )
      throws JMSException;
   
   /**Sends a message to a destination for an unidentified message producer.
   * Uses the <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE>'s default delivery mode, priority,
   * and time to live.
   *
   * <P>Typically, a message producer is assigned a destination at creation 
   * time; however, the JMS API also supports unidentified message producers,
   * which require that the destination be supplied every time a message is
   * sent. 
   *  
   * @param destination the destination to send this message to
   * @param message the message to send
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to send the message 
   *                         due to some internal error.
   * @exception MessageFormatException if an invalid message is specified.
   * @exception InvalidDestinationException if a client uses
   *                         this method with an invalid destination.
   * @exception java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException if a client uses this
   *                         method with a <CODE>MessageProducer</CODE> that 
   *                         specified a destination at creation time.
   * 
   * @see javax.jms.Session#createProducer
   * @see javax.jms.MessageProducer
   * @since 1.1 
   */ 
   public void send(Destination destination, Message message) throws JMSException;
   
   /** Sends a message to a destination for an unidentified message producer, 
   * specifying delivery mode, priority and time to live.
   *  
   * <P>Typically, a message producer is assigned a destination at creation 
   * time; however, the JMS API also supports unidentified message producers,
   * which require that the destination be supplied every time a message is
   * sent. 
   *  
   * @param destination the destination to send this message to
   * @param message the message to send
   * @param deliveryMode the delivery mode to use
   * @param priority the priority for this message
   * @param timeToLive the message's lifetime (in milliseconds)
   *  
   * @exception JMSException if the JMS provider fails to send the message 
   *                         due to some internal error.
   * @exception MessageFormatException if an invalid message is specified.
   * @exception InvalidDestinationException if a client uses
   *                         this method with an invalid destination.
   *
   * @see javax.jms.Session#createProducer
   * @since 1.1 
   */ 
   public void send(
      Destination destination, 
      Message message, 
      int deliveryMode, 
      int priority,
      long timeToLive
   )
      throws JMSException;
}