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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import org.apache.camel.ShutdownRunningTask;

/**
 * Allows {@link org.apache.camel.Consumer} to fine grained control on shutdown which mostly
 * have to cater for in-memory based components. These components need to be able to have an extra
 * chance to have their pending exchanges being completed to support graceful shutdown. This helps
 * ensure that no messages get lost.
 *
 * @version $Revision$
 * @see org.apache.camel.spi.ShutdownStrategy
 */
public interface ShutdownAware {

    /**
     * To defer shutdown during first phase of shutdown. This allows any pending exchanges to be completed
     * and therefore ensure a graceful shutdown without loosing messages. At the very end when there are no
     * more inflight and pending messages the consumer could then safely be shutdown.
     * <p/>
     * This is needed by {@link org.apache.camel.component.seda.SedaConsumer}.
     *
     * @param shutdownRunningTask the configured option for how to act when shutting down running tasks.
     * @return <tt>true</tt> to defer shutdown to very last.
     */
    boolean deferShutdown(ShutdownRunningTask shutdownRunningTask);

    /**
     * Gets the number of pending exchanges.
     * <p/>
     * Some consumers has internal queues with {@link org.apache.camel.Exchange} which are pending.
     * For example the {@link org.apache.camel.component.seda.SedaConsumer}.
     * <p/>
     * Return <tt>zero</tt> to indicate no pending exchanges and therefore ready to shutdown.
     *
     * @return number of pending exchanges
     */
    int getPendingExchangesSize();

    /**
     * Prepares the consumer for shutdown.
     * <p/>
     * For example by graceful stopping any threads or the likes.
     */
    void prepareShutdown();
}
