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  package org.apache.camel.component.bean;
  
  import java.util.Map;
  
  import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
  import org.apache.camel.NoSuchBeanException;
  import org.apache.camel.Processor;
  
  /**
   * Object holder for a bean.
   */
  public interface BeanHolder {
  
      /**
       * Sets error handler used by @RecipientList EIP
       *
       * @param errorHandler the error handler
       */
      void setErrorHandler(Processor errorHandler);
  
      /**
       * Additional options that should be configured on the bean
       */
      Map<String, Object> getOptions();
  
      /**
       * Sets additional options that should be configured on the bean
       */
      void setOptions(Map<String, Object> options);
  
      /**
       * Gets the bean.
       *
       * @throws NoSuchBeanException is thrown if the bean cannot be found.
       */
      Object getBean(Exchange exchange) throws NoSuchBeanException;
  
      /**
       * Gets a {@link Processor} for this bean, if supported.
       *
       * @return the {@link Processor}, or <tt>null</tt> if not supported.
       */
      Processor getProcessor();
  
      /**
       * Whether a {@link Processor} is supported by this bean holder.
       *
       * @return <tt>true</tt> if the holder can supporting using a processor, <tt>false</tt> otherwise
       */
      boolean supportProcessor();
  
      /**
       * Gets bean info for the bean.
       */
      BeanInfo getBeanInfo();
  
      /**
       * Gets bean info for the given bean.
       * <p/>
       * This implementation allows a thread safe usage for {@link BeanHolder} implementations such as the
       * {@link RegistryBean}.
       *
       * @param  bean the bean
       * @return      <tt>null</tt> if not supported, then use {@link #getBeanInfo()} instead.
       */
      BeanInfo getBeanInfo(Object bean);
  }
  