IMessageSource.cs

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using Steeltoe.Messaging;

namespace Steeltoe.Integration;

/// <summary>
/// Base interface for any source of Messages that can be polled.
/// </summary>
public interface IMessageSource
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Poll for a message from the source
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>the message</returns>
    IMessage Receive();
}

/// <summary>
/// A typed interface for any source of Messages that can be polled.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">the type of payload in the message</typeparam>
public interface IMessageSource<out T> : IMessageSource
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Poll for a message from the source
    /// </summary>
    /// <returns>the message</returns>
    new IMessage<T> Receive();
}