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020package ca.uhn.fhir.broker.api;
021
022import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.server.messaging.IMessage;
023
024/**
025 * Sends messages to a Message Broker.
026 *
027 * @param <T> The type of messages sent by this producer
028 */
029public interface IChannelProducer<T> {
030
031        /**
032         * @return the name of the topic or queue that this producer is sending messages to
033         */
034        String getChannelName();
035
036        /**
037         * Send a message to the broker.
038         *
039         * @param theMessage the message to send
040         * @return the result of the send operation
041         */
042        ISendResult send(IMessage<T> theMessage);
043}