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package org.apache.sling.distribution;

import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolver;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A distributor is responsible for dispatching {@link org.apache.sling.distribution.DistributionRequest}s to distribution agents.
 * <p/>
 * The distribution agents are executing the requests by creating packages from a source Sling instance containing content for the specified paths
 * and then pushing and installing these on a target instance.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface Distributor {
    /**
     * Perform a {@link org.apache.sling.distribution.DistributionRequest} to distribute content from a source
     * instance to a target instance.
     * The content to be sent will be assembled according to the information contained in the request.
     * A {@link org.apache.sling.distribution.DistributionResponse} holding the {@link org.apache.sling.distribution.DistributionRequestState}
     * of the provided request will be returned.
     * Synchronous distribution agents will usually block until the execution has finished
     * while asynchronous agents will usually return the response as soon as the content to be distributed has been assembled
     * and scheduled for distribution.
     *
     * @param agentName the name of the agent used to distribute the request
     * @param distributionRequest the distribution request
     * @param resourceResolver    the resource resolver used for authorizing the request,
     * @return a {@link org.apache.sling.distribution.DistributionResponse}
     */
    @NotNull
    DistributionResponse distribute(@NotNull String agentName, @NotNull ResourceResolver resourceResolver,
                                    @NotNull DistributionRequest distributionRequest);


}