Input (SwiftMQ 12.4.0)

All Known Subinterfaces:

DestinationInput

All Known Implementing Classes:

ManagementInput, QueueInput, QueueWireTapInput, TopicInput
```
public interface Input
```
Base interface for Inputs.

Author:

IIT Software GmbH, Muenster/Germany, (c) 2016, All Rights Reserved

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes this Input.
`void`	`collect(long interval)`	Internal use.
`Message`	`current()`	Returns the current Message of this Input.
`Input`	`current(Message current)`	Sets the current Message on this Input.
`void`	`executeCallback()`	Internal use.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this Input.
`void`	`start()`	Starts this Input.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this Input.
    
    Returns:
    
    Name
  - current
```
Input current(Message current)
```
    Sets the current Message on this Input.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - Message
    
    Returns:
    
    Input
  - current
```
Message current()
```
    Returns the current Message of this Input.
    
    Returns:
    
    Message
  - executeCallback
```
void executeCallback()
              throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Internal use.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception
  - collect
```
void collect(long interval)
```
    Internal use.
  - start
```
void start()
    throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Starts this Input. This method is called automatically if an Input is created outside a callback. If it is created inside, it must be called explicitly.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Closes this Input.