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package org.springframework.jms.listener;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by message listener objects that suggest a specific
 * name for a durable subscription that they might be registered with. Otherwise
 * the listener class name will be used as a default subscription name.
 *
 * <p>Applies to {@link javax.jms.MessageListener} objects as well as to
 * {@link SessionAwareMessageListener} objects and plain listener methods
 * (as supported by {@link org.springframework.jms.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter}.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5.6
 */
public interface SubscriptionNameProvider {

	/**
	 * Determine the subscription name for this message listener object.
	 */
	String getSubscriptionName();

}
