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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
import org.apache.camel.Consumer;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;

/**
 * Allows SPI to plugin a {@link RestConsumerFactory} that creates the Camel {@link Consumer} responsible
 * for handling incoming HTTP requests from clients that request to access REST services which has been created using
 * the <a href="http://camel.apache.org/rest-dsl">rest-dsl</a>.
 *
 * @see RestApiConsumerFactory
 * @see RestApiProcessorFactory
 */
public interface RestConsumerFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a new REST <a
     * href="http://camel.apache.org/event-driven-consumer.html">Event
     * Driven Consumer</a>, which consumes messages from the endpoint using the given processor
     *
     * @param camelContext  the camel context
     * @param processor     the processor
     * @param verb          HTTP verb such as GET, POST
     * @param basePath      base path
     * @param uriTemplate   uri template
     * @param consumes      media-types for what this REST service consume as input (accept-type), is <tt>null</tt> or <tt>&#42;/&#42;</tt> for anything
     * @param produces      media-types for what this REST service produces as output, can be <tt>null</tt>
     * @param configuration REST configuration
     * @param parameters    additional parameters
     * @return a newly created REST consumer
     * @throws Exception can be thrown
     */
    Consumer createConsumer(CamelContext camelContext, Processor processor, String verb, String basePath, String uriTemplate,
                            String consumes, String produces, RestConfiguration configuration, Map<String, Object> parameters) throws Exception;
}
