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* Copyright 1999-2011 Alibaba Group.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.cluster;
import java.util.List;
import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Invoker;
import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.Invocation;
import com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.RpcException;
/**
* Router. (SPI, Prototype, ThreadSafe)
*
* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routing">Routing</a>
*
* @see com.alibaba.dubbo.rpc.cluster.Cluster#join(Directory)
* @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;
}