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| package org.apache.openjpa.slice; |
| |
| import java.util.List; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Policy to select one of the physical databases referred as <em>slice</em> |
| * in which a given persistent instance will be stored. |
| * |
| * @author Pinaki Poddar |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface DistributionPolicy { |
| /** |
| * Gets the name of the slice where a given instance will be stored. |
| * |
| * @param pc The newly persistent or to-be-merged object. |
| * @param slices list of names of the active slices. The ordering of |
| * the list is either explicit <code>openjpa.slice.Names</code> property |
| * or implicit i.e. alphabetic order of available identifiers if |
| * <code>openjpa.slice.Names</code> is unspecified. |
| * @param context generic persistence context managing the given instance. |
| * |
| * @return identifier of the slice. This name must match one of the |
| * given slice names. |
| * @see DistributedConfiguration#getActiveSliceNames() |
| */ |
| String distribute(Object pc, List<String> slices, Object context); |
| } |