/**
* Abiquo community edition
* cloud management application for hybrid clouds
* Copyright (C) 2008-2010 - Abiquo Holdings S.L.
*
* This application is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC
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* version 3 of the License
*
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v.3 for more details.
*
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*/
package com.abiquo.scheduler.fit;
import com.abiquo.server.core.infrastructure.Machine;
/**
* Implements an heuristic strategy pattern for physical machine election.
*
* @author apuig
*/
public interface IAllocationFit
{
/**
* Compute the goodness of the machine.
*
* @param machine, the physical machine to compute its rank.
* @return an heuristic of the machine goodness (greater rank, better machine).
* <p>
* TODO use Double
*/
public int computeRanking(Machine machine);
}