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#ifndef ACTIVEMQ_CORE_DISPATCHER_H_
#define ACTIVEMQ_CORE_DISPATCHER_H_

#include <activemq/commands/MessageDispatch.h>
#include <activemq/util/Config.h>
#include <decaf/lang/Pointer.h>

namespace activemq {
namespace core {

    /**
     * Interface for an object responsible for dispatching messages to
     * consumers.
     */
    class AMQCPP_API Dispatcher {
    public:

        virtual ~Dispatcher();

        /**
         * Dispatches a message to a particular consumer.
         *
         * @param message
         *      The message to be dispatched to a waiting consumer.
         */
        virtual void dispatch(const decaf::lang::Pointer<commands::MessageDispatch>& message) = 0;

        /**
         * HashCode method allowing Dispatcher instances to be used in HashMap etc.
         *
         * @returns hash value for this Dispatcher.
         */
        virtual int getHashCode() const = 0;

    };

}}

#endif /*ACTIVEMQ_CORE_DISPATCHER_H_*/