Package org.apache.cxf.endpoint

# Interface Client

All Superinterfaces:
  `AutoCloseable`, `ConduitSelectorHolder`, `InterceptorProvider`, `MessageObserver`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `ClientImpl`

public interface Client extends InterceptorProvider, MessageObserver, ConduitSelectorHolder, AutoCloseable

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `static interface`
  `Client.Contexts`
  Wrappers the contexts in a way that allows the contexts to be cleared and released in an try-with-resources block

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final String`
  `KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE`
  `static final String`
  `REQUEST_CONTEXT`
  `static final String`
  `RESPONSE_CONTEXT`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `destroy()`
  Indicates that the client is no longer needed and that any resources it holds can now be freed.
  `Bus`
  `getBus()`
  Retrieves the Bus that was used to create the Client
  `Conduit`
  `getConduit()`
  Get the Conduit that messages for this client will be sent on.
  `ConduitSelector`
  `getConduitSelector()`
  Get the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
  `default Client.Contexts`
  `getContexts()`
  `Endpoint`
  `getEndpoint()`
  `Map<String,Object>`
  `getRequestContext()`
  Gets the request context used for future invocations
  `Map<String,Object>`
  `getResponseContext()`
  Gets the response context from the last invocation on this thread
  `Object[]`
  `invoke(String operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invoke(QName operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Exchange exchange)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invokeWrapped(String operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `Object[]`
  `invokeWrapped(QName operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation synchronously
  `void`
  `invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `void`
  `invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params)`
  Invokes an operation asynchronously
  `boolean`
  `isThreadLocalRequestContext()`
  Checks if the Request context is thread local or global.
  `void`
  `setConduitSelector(ConduitSelector selector)`
  Set the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
  `void`
  `setExecutor(Executor executor)`
  Sets the executor which is used to process Asynchronous responses.
  `void`
  `setThreadLocalRequestContext(boolean b)`
  Sets whether the request context is thread local or global to this client.

  ### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

  `close`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cxf.interceptor.InterceptorProvider

  `getInFaultInterceptors, getInInterceptors, getOutFaultInterceptors, getOutInterceptors`

  ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cxf.transport.MessageObserver

  `onMessage`

- ## Field Details

  - ### REQUEST_CONTEXT

    static final String REQUEST_CONTEXT
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### RESPONSE_CONTEXT

    static final String RESPONSE_CONTEXT
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE

    static final String KEEP_CONDUIT_ALIVE
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Method Details

  - ### invoke

    Object[] invoke(String operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    Object[] invoke(QName operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invokeWrapped

    Object[] invokeWrapped(String operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invokeWrapped

    Object[] invokeWrapped(QName operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    Object[] invoke(BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation synchronously
    Parameters:
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
      `exchange` - The Exchange to be used for the invocation
    Returns:
      The return values that matche the parts of the output message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation. If the BindingOperationInfo supports unwrapping, it assumes the params are in the "unwrapped" form. If params are in the wrapped form, use invokeWrapped
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invokeWrapped

    void invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, String operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked. The service namespace will be used when looking up the BindingOperationInfo.
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invokeWrapped

    void invokeWrapped(ClientCallback callback, QName operationName, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `operationName` - The name of the operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object... params) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      `context` - contextual information for the invocation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Exchange exchange) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      `exchange` - The Exchange to be used for the invocation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### invoke

    void invoke(ClientCallback callback, BindingOperationInfo oi, Object[] params, Map<String,Object> context, Exchange exchange) throws Exception
    Invokes an operation asynchronously
    Parameters:
      `callback` - The callback that is called when the response is ready
      `oi` - The operation to be invoked
      `params` - The params that matches the parts of the input message of the operation
      `context` - Optional (can be null) contextual information for the invocation
      `exchange` - Optional (can be null) The Exchange to be used for the invocation
    Throws:
      `Exception`

  - ### getRequestContext

    Map<String,Object> getRequestContext()
    Gets the request context used for future invocations
    Returns:
      context The context

  - ### getResponseContext

    Map<String,Object> getResponseContext()
    Gets the response context from the last invocation on this thread
    Returns:
      context The context

  - ### setThreadLocalRequestContext

    void setThreadLocalRequestContext(boolean b)
    Sets whether the request context is thread local or global to this client. By default, the request context is "global" in that any values set in the context are seen by all threads using this client. If set to true, the context is changed to be a ThreadLocal and values set are not seen by other threads.
    Parameters:
      `b` -

  - ### isThreadLocalRequestContext

    boolean isThreadLocalRequestContext()
    Checks if the Request context is thread local or global.
    Returns:
      true if the request context is a thread local

  - ### getContexts

    default Client.Contexts getContexts()

  - ### getEndpoint

    Endpoint getEndpoint()

  - ### getConduit

    Conduit getConduit()
    Get the Conduit that messages for this client will be sent on.
    Returns:
      Conduit

  - ### getConduitSelector

    ConduitSelector getConduitSelector()
    Get the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
    Specified by:
      `getConduitSelector` in interface `ConduitSelectorHolder`
    Returns:
      the current ConduitSelector

  - ### setConduitSelector

    void setConduitSelector(ConduitSelector selector)
    Set the ConduitSelector responsible for retreiving the Conduit.
    Specified by:
      `setConduitSelector` in interface `ConduitSelectorHolder`
    Parameters:
      `selector` - the ConduitSelector to use

  - ### destroy

    void destroy()
    Indicates that the client is no longer needed and that any resources it holds can now be freed.

  - ### setExecutor

    void setExecutor(Executor executor)
    Sets the executor which is used to process Asynchronous responses. The default is to use the threads provided by the transport. (example: the JMS listener threads)
    Parameters:
      `executor` -

  - ### getBus

    Bus getBus()
    Retrieves the Bus that was used to create the Client
    Returns:
      the Bus