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package org.apache.camel.component.bean;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.NoSuchBeanException;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;

/**
 * Object holder for a bean.
 */
public interface BeanHolder {

    /**
     * Sets error handler used by @RecipientList EIP
     *
     * @param errorHandler the error handler
     */
    void setErrorHandler(Processor errorHandler);

    /**
     * Additional options that should be configured on the bean
     */
    Map<String, Object> getOptions();

    /**
     * Sets additional options that should be configured on the bean
     */
    void setOptions(Map<String, Object> options);

    /**
     * Gets the bean.
     *
     * @throws NoSuchBeanException is thrown if the bean cannot be found.
     */
    Object getBean(Exchange exchange) throws NoSuchBeanException;

    /**
     * Gets a {@link Processor} for this bean, if supported.
     *
     * @return the {@link Processor}, or <tt>null</tt> if not supported.
     */
    Processor getProcessor();

    /**
     * Whether a {@link Processor} is supported by this bean holder.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> if the holder can supporting using a processor, <tt>false</tt> otherwise
     */
    boolean supportProcessor();

    /**
     * Gets bean info for the bean.
     */
    BeanInfo getBeanInfo();

    /**
     * Gets bean info for the given bean.
     * <p/>
     * This implementation allows a thread safe usage for {@link BeanHolder} implementations such as the
     * {@link RegistryBean}.
     *
     * @param  bean the bean
     * @return      <tt>null</tt> if not supported, then use {@link #getBeanInfo()} instead.
     */
    BeanInfo getBeanInfo(Object bean);
}
