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package com.cloud.resource;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import com.cloud.exception.DiscoveryException;
import com.cloud.host.HostVO;
import com.cloud.hypervisor.Hypervisor;
import com.cloud.utils.component.Adapter;

/**
 * Discoverer encapsulates interfaces that will discover resources.
 *
 */
public interface Discoverer extends Adapter {
    /**
     * Given an accessible ip address, find out what it is.
     * 
     * @param url
     * @param username
     * @param password
     * @return ServerResource
     */
    Map<? extends ServerResource, Map<String, String>> find(long dcId, Long podId, Long clusterId, URI uri, String username, String password, List<String> hostTags) throws DiscoveryException;

	void postDiscovery(List<HostVO> hosts, long msId)  throws DiscoveryException;
	
	boolean matchHypervisor(String hypervisor);
	Hypervisor.HypervisorType getHypervisorType();
	public void putParam(Map<String, String> params);
	
	ServerResource reloadResource(HostVO host);
	
}