jstorm-core/src/main/java/backtype/storm/scheduler/IScheduler.java

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package backtype.storm.scheduler;

import java.util.Map;

public interface IScheduler {

    void prepare(Map conf);

    /**
     * Set assignments for the topologies which needs scheduling. The new assignments is available through <code>cluster.getAssignments()</code>
     * 
     * @param topologies all the topologies in the cluster, some of them need schedule. Topologies object here only contain static information about topologies.
     *            Information like assignments, slots are all in the <code>cluster</code>object.
     * @param cluster the cluster these topologies are running in. <code>cluster</code> contains everything user need to develop a new scheduling logic. e.g.
     *            supervisors information, available slots, current assignments for all the topologies etc. User can set the new assignment for topologies using
     *            <code>cluster.setAssignmentById</code>
     */
    void schedule(Topologies topologies, Cluster cluster);
}