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017    package org.apache.camel.spi;
018    
019    import org.apache.camel.Endpoint;
020    
021    /**
022     * Endpoint strategy with callback invoked when an {@link org.apache.camel.Endpoint} is about to be registered to the
023     * endpoint registry in {@link org.apache.camel.CamelContext}. This callback allows you to intervene
024     * and return a mixed in {@link org.apache.camel.Endpoint}.
025     * <p/>
026     * The {@link org.apache.camel.model.InterceptSendToEndpointDefinition} uses this to allow it to proxy
027     * endpoints so it can intercept sending to the given endpoint.
028     *
029     * @version 
030     */
031    public interface EndpointStrategy {
032    
033        /**
034         * Register the endpoint.
035         *
036         * @param uri  uri of endpoint
037         * @param endpoint the current endpoint to register
038         * @return the real endpoint to register, for instance a wrapped/enhanced endpoint.
039         */
040        Endpoint registerEndpoint(String uri, Endpoint endpoint);
041    
042    }