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017    package org.apache.camel.spi;
018    
019    import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
020    
021    /**
022     * A plugin used to turn an {@link Exchange} into a String representation
023     * usually to be used for logging or tracing purposes.
024     *
025     * @version 
026     */
027    public interface ExchangeFormatter {
028    
029        /**
030         * Generates a string representation of the exchange
031         *
032         * @param exchange the exchange
033         * @return a string representation of the exchange
034         */
035        String format(Exchange exchange);
036    }