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package org.apache.camel;

/**
 * Callback for sending a exchange message to a endpoint using a producer.
 * <p/>
 * Using this callback as a template pattern ensures that Camel handles the resource handling and will
 * start and stop the given producer, to avoid resource leaks.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface ProducerCallback<T> {

    /**
     * Performs operation on the given producer to send the given exchange.
     *
     * @param producer        the producer, is never <tt>null</tt>
     * @param exchange        the exchange, can be <tt>null</tt> if so then create a new exchange from the producer
     * @param exchangePattern the exchange pattern, can be <tt>null</tt>
     * @return the response
     * @throws Exception if an internal processing error has occurred.
     */
    T doInProducer(Producer producer, Exchange exchange, ExchangePattern exchangePattern) throws Exception;
}
