org.rioproject.associations

Interface ServiceSelectionStrategy<T>

All Superinterfaces:

AssociationServiceListener<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractServiceSelectionStrategy, FailOver, RoundRobin, Utilization

public interface ServiceSelectionStrategy<T>
extends AssociationServiceListener<T>

Provides a way to select a service for invocation across a collection of associated services. Implementations of this interface provide a way to separate service selection from the actual implementation of a dynamic proxy.

Author:

Dennis Reedy

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Association<T>	getAssociation() Get the association set to the strategy
T	getService() Select a service for invocation
void	setAssociation(Association<T> association) Set the association
void	terminate() Clean up any resources allocated

Methods inherited from interface org.rioproject.associations.AssociationServiceListener

serviceAdded, serviceRemoved

Method Detail

setAssociation

void setAssociation(Association<T> association)

Set the association

Parameters:

association - The association

getAssociation

Association<T> getAssociation()

Get the association set to the strategy

Returns:

The association

getService

T getService()

Select a service for invocation

Returns:

The proxy for a service

terminate

void terminate()

Clean up any resources allocated