private static SwallowMessage createMessage() { SwallowMessage message = new SwallowMessage(); message.setContent("this is a SwallowMessage"); message.setGeneratedTime(new Date()); HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>(); map.put("property-key", "property-value"); message.setProperties(map); message.setSha1("sha-1 string"); message.setVersion("0.6.0"); message.setType(TYPE); return message; }