| /*
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| * Copyright 1999-2011 Alibaba Group.
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| *
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| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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| * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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| *
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| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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| *
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| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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| * limitations under the License.
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| */
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| package com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.cluster; |
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| import java.util.List; |
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| import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Invoker; |
| import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Invocation; |
| import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.RpcException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Router. (SPI, Prototype, ThreadSafe) |
| *
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| * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing">Routing</a>
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| *
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| * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.cluster.Cluster#merge(Directory)
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| * @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.cluster.Directory#list(Invocation) |
| * @author chao.liuc |
| */ |
| public interface Router { |
| |
| /** |
| * route. |
| * |
| * @param invokers |
| * @param invocation |
| * @return routed invokers |
| * @throws RpcException |
| */ |
| <T> List<Invoker<T>> route(List<Invoker<T>> invokers, Invocation invocation) throws RpcException; |
| |
| } |