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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.camel.Consumer;
import org.apache.camel.Route;

/**
 * Information about a route to be started where we want to control the order
 * in which they are started by {@link org.apache.camel.CamelContext}.
 *
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public interface RouteStartupOrder {

    /**
     * Get the order this route should be started.
     * <p/>
     * See more at <a href="http://camel.apache.org/configuring-route-startup-ordering-and-autostartup.html">
     * configuring route startup ordering</a>.
     *
     * @return the order
     */
    int getStartupOrder();

    /**
     * Gets the route
     *
     * @return the route
     */
    Route getRoute();

    /**
     * Gets the input to this route (often only one consumer)
     *
     * @return the input consumers.
     */
    List<Consumer> getInputs();

}
