org.apache.james.mailrepository
Class AvalonSpoolRepository

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled
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        +--org.apache.james.mailrepository.AvalonMailRepository
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              +--org.apache.james.mailrepository.AvalonSpoolRepository

All Implemented Interfaces:

Component, Composable, Configurable, Initializable, LogEnabled, MailRepository, SpoolRepository

public class AvalonSpoolRepository

extends AvalonMailRepository

implements SpoolRepository

Implementation of a MailRepository on a FileSystem. Requires a configuration element in the .conf.xml file of the form: Requires a logger called MailRepository.

Version:

1.0.0, 24/04/1999

Author:

Federico Barbieri , Charles Benett

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.james.mailrepository.AvalonMailRepository

DEEP_DEBUG

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.james.services.SpoolRepository

SPOOL

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.james.services.MailRepository

MAIL

Constructor Summary

AvalonSpoolRepository()

Method Summary

String	accept() Returns the key for an arbitrarily selected mail deposited in this Repository.
String	accept(long delay) Returns the key for an arbitrarily selected mail deposited in this Repository that is either ready immediately for delivery, or is younger than it's last_updated plus the number of failed attempts times the delay time.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.james.mailrepository.AvalonMailRepository

compose, configure, initialize, list, lock, remove, remove, retrieve, store, unlock

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled

enableLogging, getLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.james.services.MailRepository

list, lock, remove, remove, retrieve, store, unlock

Constructor Detail

AvalonSpoolRepository

public AvalonSpoolRepository()

Method Detail

accept

public String accept()

Returns the key for an arbitrarily selected mail deposited in this Repository. Usage: SpoolManager calls accept() to see if there are any unprocessed mails in the spool repository.

Synchronized to ensure thread safe access to the underlying spool.

Specified by:

accept in interface SpoolRepository

Returns:

the key for the mail

accept

public String accept(long delay)

Returns the key for an arbitrarily selected mail deposited in this Repository that is either ready immediately for delivery, or is younger than it's last_updated plus the number of failed attempts times the delay time. Usage: RemoteDeliverySpool calls accept() with some delay and should block until an unprocessed mail is available.

Synchronized to ensure thread safe access to the underlying spool.

Specified by:

accept in interface SpoolRepository

Returns:

the key for the mail