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The asyncSend
and asyncRequest
methods return a Future handle. This handle is what the caller must use later to retrieve the asynchronous response. You can do this by using the extractFutureBody
method, or just use plain Java but invoke get()
on the Future
handle.
The Async Client API with callbacks
In addition to the Client API from above Camel provides a variation that uses callbacks when the message Exchange is done.
Method | Returns | Description |
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asyncCallback | Future<Exchange> | In addition a callback is passed in as a parameter using the |
asyncCallbackSendBody | Future<Object> | As above but for sending body only. This is a request only messaging style so no reply is expected. Uses the |
asyncCallbackRequestBody | Future<Object> | As above but for sending body only. This is a Request Reply messaging style so a reply is expected. Uses the |
These methods also returns the Future handle in case you need them. The difference is that they invokes the callback as well when the Exchange is done being routed.
The Future API
The java.util.concurrent.Future
API have among others the following methods:
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