curator-x-discovery-server/src/main/java/org/apache/curator/x/discovery/server/rest/DiscoveryContext.java

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package org.apache.curator.x.discovery.server.rest;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
import org.apache.curator.x.discovery.ProviderStrategy;
import org.apache.curator.x.discovery.ServiceDiscovery;

/**
 * Bridge between the specifics of your needs and the generic implementation
 */
public interface DiscoveryContext<T>
{
    /**
     * Return the threshold in milliseconds to consider a registration stale
     *
     * @return number of milliseconds
     */
    public int                      getInstanceRefreshMs();

    /**
     * Return the service singleton
     *
     * @return service
     */
    public ServiceDiscovery<T>      getServiceDiscovery();

    /**
     * Serialize your payload
     *
     * @param node the node to serialize into
     * @param fieldName field name to use
     * @param payload the payload value (can be null)
     * @throws Exception any errors
     */
    public void                     marshallJson(ObjectNode node, String fieldName, T payload) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Deserialize your payload
     *
     * @param node the node that has the payload
     * @return the payload or null
     * @throws Exception any errors
     */
    public T                        unMarshallJson(JsonNode node) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Return the provider strategy to use for {@link DiscoveryResource#getAny(String)}
     *
     * @return strategy
     */
    public ProviderStrategy<T>      getProviderStrategy();
}