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package org.apache.camel.component.extension;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Optional;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.TypeConversionException;

public interface MetaDataExtension extends ComponentExtension {
    /**
     * @param parameters
     * @return the {@link MetaData}
     */
    Optional<MetaData> meta(Map<String, Object> parameters);

    interface MetaData {
        // Common meta-data attributes
        String CONTENT_TYPE = Exchange.CONTENT_TYPE;
        String JAVA_TYPE = "Java-Type";
        String CONTEXT = "Meta-Context";

        /**
         * Returns an attribute associated with this meta data by name.
         *
         * @param name the attribute name
         * @return the attribute
         */
        Object getAttribute(String name);

        /**
         * @return a read-only list of attributes.
         */
        Map<String, Object> getAttributes();

        /**
         *
         * Returns an attribute associated with this meta data by name and
         * specifying the type required.
         *
         * @param name the attribute name
         * @param type the type of the attribute
         * @return the value of the given attribute or <tt>null</tt> if there is no attribute for the given name
         * @throws TypeConversionException is thrown if error during type conversion
         */
        <T> T getAttribute(String name, Class<T> type);

        /**
         * Returns the payload of the meta data as a POJO.
         *
         * @return the body, can be <tt>null</tt>
         */
        Object getPayload();

        /**
         * Returns the payload of the meta data as specified type.
         *
         * @param type the type that the payload should be converted yo.
         * @return the payload of the meta data as the specified type.
         * @throws TypeConversionException is thrown if error during type conversion
         */
        <T> T getPayload(Class<T> type);
    }
}
