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016
017package org.springframework.messaging;
018
019/**
020 * A {@link MessageChannel} from which messages may be actively received through polling.
021 *
022 * @author Mark Fisher
023 * @since 4.0
024 */
025public interface PollableChannel extends MessageChannel {
026
027        /**
028         * Receive a message from this channel, blocking indefinitely if necessary.
029         * @return the next available {@link Message} or {@code null} if interrupted
030         */
031        Message<?> receive();
032
033        /**
034         * Receive a message from this channel, blocking until either a message is available
035         * or the specified timeout period elapses.
036         * @param timeout the timeout in milliseconds or {@link MessageChannel#INDEFINITE_TIMEOUT}.
037         * @return the next available {@link Message} or {@code null} if the specified timeout
038         * period elapses or the message reception is interrupted
039         */
040        Message<?> receive(long timeout);
041
042}