diff --git a/spring-integration-reference/src/bridge.xml b/spring-integration-reference/src/bridge.xml
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+
+
+
+ Messaging Bridge
+
+
+ Introduction
+
+ A Messaging Bridge is a relatively trivial endpoint that simply connects two Message Channels or Channel
+ Adapters. For example, you may want to connect a PollableChannel to a
+ SubscribableChannel so that the subscribing endpoints do not have to worry
+ about any polling configuration. Instead, the Messaging Bridge provides the polling configuration.
+
+
+ By providing an intermediary poller between two channels, a Messaging Bridge can be used to throttle inbound
+ Messages. The poller's trigger will determine the rate at which messages arrive on the second channel, and the
+ poller's "maxMessagesPerPoll" property will enforce a limit on the throughput.
+
+
+ Another valid use for a Messaging Bridge is to connect two different systems. In such a scenario, Spring
+ Integration's role would be limited to making the connection between these systems and managing a poller
+ if necessary. It is probably more common to have at least a Transformer between the
+ two systems to translate between their formats, and in that case, the channels would be provided as the
+ 'input-channel' and 'output-channel' of a Transformer endpoint. If data format translation is not required,
+ the Messaging Bridge may indeed be sufficient.
+
+
+
+
+ The <bridge> Element
+
+ The <bridge> element is used to create a Messaging Bridge between two Message Channels or Channel Adapters.
+ Simply provide the "input-channel" and "output-channel" attributes:
+ ]]>
+ As mentioned above, a common use case for the Messaging Bridge is to connect a
+ PollableChannel to a SubscribableChannel, and when
+ performing this role, the Messaging Bridge may also serve as a throttler:
+
+
+
+
+ ]]>
+
+
+ Connecting Channel Adapters is just as easy. Here is a simple echo example between the "stdin" and "stdout"
+ adapters from Spring Integration's "stream" namespace.
+
+
+
+
+ ]]>
+ Of course, the configuration would be similar for other (potentially more useful) Channel Adapter bridges, such
+ as File to JMS, or Mail to File. The various Channel Adapters will be discussed in upcoming chapters.
+
+
+
+
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diff --git a/spring-integration-reference/src/spring-integration-reference.xml b/spring-integration-reference/src/spring-integration-reference.xml
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+
diff --git a/spring-integration-reference/src/stream.xml b/spring-integration-reference/src/stream.xml
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OutputStream for byte streams or Writer for character streams,
and each provides a second constructor that adds the optional 'bufferSize'. Since both of these
ultimately implement the MessageHandler interface, they can be referenced from a
- channel-adapter configuration as will be described in more detail in
- .
+ channel-adapter configuration as described in more detail in
+ .