package restful

// Copyright 2013 Ernest Micklei. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a license
// that can be found in the LICENSE file.

import "net/http"

// A RouteSelector finds the best matching Route given the input HTTP Request
// RouteSelectors can optionally also implement the PathProcessor interface to also calculate the
// path parameters after the route has been selected.
type RouteSelector interface {

	// SelectRoute finds a Route given the input HTTP Request and a list of WebServices.
	// It returns a selected Route and its containing WebService or an error indicating
	// a problem.
	SelectRoute(
		webServices []*WebService,
		httpRequest *http.Request) (selectedService *WebService, selected *Route, err error)
}