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package org.apache.activemq.artemis.selector.filter;

import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;

/**
 * A Filterable is the object being evaluated by the filters.  It provides
 * access to filtered properties.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $
 */
public interface Filterable {

   /**
    * This method is used by message filters which do content based routing (Like the XPath
    * based selectors).
    *
    * @param <T>
    * @param type
    * @return
    * @throws FilterException
    */
   <T> T getBodyAs(Class<T> type) throws FilterException;

   /**
    * Extracts the named message property
    *
    * @param name
    * @return
    */
   Object getProperty(SimpleString name);

   /**
    * Used by the NoLocal filter.
    *
    * @return a unique id for the connection that produced the message.
    */
   Object getLocalConnectionId();

}
