Client (Apache CXF JavaDoc 3.0.4.redhat-621177 API)

org.apache.cxf.endpoint

## Interface Client

- All Superinterfaces:
    ConduitSelectorHolder, InterceptorProvider, MessageObserver
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    ClientImpl

      public interface Client
      extends InterceptorProvider, MessageObserver, ConduitSelectorHolder

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE`
    `static String` | `REQUEST_CONTEXT`
    `static String` | `RESPONSE_CONTEXT`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `destroy()` Indicates that the client is no longer needed and that any resources it holds can now be freed.
    `Bus` | `getBus()` Retrieves the Bus that was used to create the Client
    `Conduit` | `getConduit()` Get the Conduit that messages for this client will be sent on.
    `ConduitSelector` | `getConduitSelector()` Get the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
    `Endpoint` | `getEndpoint()`
    `Map<String,Object>` | `getRequestContext()` Gets the request context used for future invocations
    `Map<String,Object>` | `getResponseContext()` Gets the response context from the last invocation on this thread
    `Object[]` | `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `Object[]` | `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `Object[]` | `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Exchange exchange)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invoke(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `Object[]` | `invoke(QName operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `Object[]` | `invoke(String operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `void` | `invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `void` | `invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation asynchronously
    `Object[]` | `invokeWrapped(QName operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `Object[]` | `invokeWrapped(String operationName, Object... params)` Invokes an operation synchronously
    `boolean` | `isThreadLocalRequestContext()` Checks if the Request context is thread local or global.
    `void` | `setConduitSelector(ConduitSelector selector)` Set the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
    `void` | `setExecutor(Executor executor)` Sets the executor which is used to process Asynchronous responses.
    `void` | `setThreadLocalRequestContext(boolean b)` Sets whether the request context is thread local or global to this client.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cxf.interceptor.InterceptorProvider

      `getInFaultInterceptors, getInInterceptors, getOutFaultInterceptors, getOutInterceptors`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cxf.transport.MessageObserver

      `onMessage`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### REQUEST_CONTEXT

          static final String REQUEST_CONTEXT

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### RESPONSE_CONTEXT

          static final String RESPONSE_CONTEXT

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE

          static final String KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### invoke

          Object[] invoke(String operationName,
                        Object... params)
                          throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          Object[] invoke(QName operationName,
                        Object... params)
                          throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invokeWrapped

          Object[] invokeWrapped(String operationName,
                               Object... params)
                                 throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invokeWrapped

          Object[] invokeWrapped(QName operationName,
                               Object... params)
                                 throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi,
                        Object... params)
                          throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi,
                        Object[] params,
                        Map<String,Object> context)
                          throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
        `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi,
                        Object[] params,
                        Map<String,Object> context,
                        Exchange exchange)
                          throws Exception

      Invokes an operation synchronously
      Parameters:
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
        `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
        `exchange` - The Exchange to be used for the invocation
      Returns:
        The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    String operationName,
                    Object... params)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    QName operationName,
                    Object... params)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invokeWrapped

          void invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback,
                           String operationName,
                           Object... params)
                             throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invokeWrapped

          void invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback,
                           QName operationName,
                           Object... params)
                             throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object... params)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object[] params,
                    Map<String,Object> context)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
        `context` - contextual information for the invocation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object[] params,
                    Exchange exchange)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
        `exchange` - The Exchange to be used for the invocation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### invoke

          void invoke(ClientCallback callback,
                    BindingOperationInfo oi,
                    Object[] params,
                    Map<String,Object> context,
                    Exchange exchange)
                      throws Exception

      Invokes an operation asynchronously
      Parameters:
        `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
        `oi` - The operation to be invoked
        `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
        `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
        `exchange` - Optional (can be null) The Exchange to be used for the invocation
      Throws:
        `Exception`

    - #### getRequestContext

          Map<String,Object> getRequestContext()

      Gets the request context used for future invocations
      Returns:
        context The context

    - #### getResponseContext

          Map<String,Object> getResponseContext()

      Gets the response context from the last invocation on this thread
      Returns:
        context The context

    - #### setThreadLocalRequestContext

          void setThreadLocalRequestContext(boolean b)

      Sets whether the request context is thread local or global to this client. By default, the request context is "global" in that any values set in the context are seen by all threads using this client. If set to true, the context is changed to be a ThreadLocal and values set are not seen by other threads.
      Parameters:
        `b` -

    - #### isThreadLocalRequestContext

          boolean isThreadLocalRequestContext()

      Checks if the Request context is thread local or global.
      Returns:
        true if the request context is a thread local

    - #### getEndpoint

          Endpoint getEndpoint()

    - #### getConduit

          Conduit getConduit()

      Get the Conduit that messages for this client will be sent on.
      Returns:
        Conduit

    - #### getConduitSelector

          ConduitSelector getConduitSelector()

      Get the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
      Specified by:
        `getConduitSelector` in interface `ConduitSelectorHolder`
      Returns:
        the current ConduitSelector

    - #### setConduitSelector

          void setConduitSelector(ConduitSelector selector)

      Set the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
      Specified by:
        `setConduitSelector` in interface `ConduitSelectorHolder`
      Parameters:
        `selector` - the ConduitSelector to use

    - #### destroy

          void destroy()

      Indicates that the client is no longer needed and that any resources it holds can now be freed.

    - #### setExecutor

          void setExecutor(Executor executor)

      Sets the executor which is used to process Asynchronous responses. The default is to use the threads provided by the transport. (example: the JMS listener threads)
      Parameters:
        `executor` -

    - #### getBus

          Bus getBus()

      Retrieves the Bus that was used to create the Client
      Returns:
        the Bus

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