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19
20 package org.apache.james.api.jms;
21
22 import javax.mail.MessagingException;
23
24 import org.apache.mailet.Mail;
25
26 /**
27 * Builds mail.
28 * Factors out strategy for building <code>Mail</code>
29 * from text or bytes.
30 */
31 public interface MailBuilder {
32
33 /**
34 * Builds a Mail from the given text.
35 * @param text message text
36 * @return <code>Mail</code>, not null
37 */
38 public Mail build(String text) throws MessagingException;
39 }