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017package org.apache.camel.spi;
018
019import org.apache.camel.Processor;
020
021/**
022 * Represents a <a href="http://camel.apache.org/binding.html">Binding</a> or contract
023 * which can be applied to an Endpoint; such as ensuring that a particular
024 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/data-format.html">Data Format</a> is used on messages in and out of an endpoint.
025 */
026public interface Binding {
027
028    /**
029     * Returns a new {@link Processor} which is used by a producer on an endpoint to implement
030     * the producer side binding before the message is sent to the underlying endpoint.
031     */
032    Processor createProduceProcessor();
033
034    /**
035     * Returns a new {@link Processor} which is used by a consumer on an endpoint to process the
036     * message with the binding before its passed to the endpoint consumer producer.
037     */
038    Processor createConsumeProcessor();
039}