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008     *
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010     *
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013     * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
014     * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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016     */
017    package org.apache.camel;
018    
019    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024    
025    /**
026     * Subscribes a method to an {@link Endpoint} either via its
027     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/uris.html">URI</a> or via the name of the endpoint reference
028     * which is then resolved in a registry such as the Spring Application Context.
029     * <p/>
030     * When a message {@link Exchange} is received from the {@link Endpoint} then the
031     * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/bean-integration.html">Bean Integration</a>
032     * mechanism is used to map the incoming {@link Message} to the method parameters.
033     * 
034     * @version 
035     */
036    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
037    @Documented
038    @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
039    public @interface Consume {
040        String uri() default "";
041        String ref() default "";
042        String property() default "";
043        String context() default "";
044    }