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= Time Source

The time source will simply emit a String with the current time every so often.

== Options

The **$$time$$** $$source$$ has the following options:

=== spring.integration.poller

$$cron$$:: $$Cron expression for polling. Mutually exclusive with 'fixedDelay' and 'fixedRate'.$$ *($$String$$, default: `$$<none>$$`)*
$$fixed-delay$$:: $$Polling delay period. Mutually exclusive with 'cron' and 'fixedRate'.$$ *($$Duration$$, default: `$$<none>$$`)*
$$fixed-rate$$:: $$Polling rate period. Mutually exclusive with 'fixedDelay' and 'cron'.$$ *($$Duration$$, default: `$$<none>$$`)*
$$initial-delay$$:: $$Polling initial delay. Applied for 'fixedDelay' and 'fixedRate'; ignored for 'cron'.$$ *($$Duration$$, default: `$$<none>$$`)*
$$max-messages-per-poll$$:: $$Maximum number of messages to poll per polling cycle.$$ *($$Integer$$, default: `$$<none>$$`)*
$$receive-timeout$$:: $$How long to wait for messages on poll.$$ *($$Duration$$, default: `$$1s$$`)*


=== time
//tag::configuration-properties[link-to-catalog=true,group=false]
https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-functions-catalog/tree/main/supplier/spring-time-supplier#configuration-options[See Spring Functions Catalog for configuration options].
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