GatewayAllocator.java

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package org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.allocator;

import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.FailedRerouteAllocation;
import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.RoutingAllocation;
import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.StartedRerouteAllocation;

/**
 * The gateway allocator allows for a pluggable control of the gateway to allocate unassigned shards.
 */
public interface GatewayAllocator {

    void applyStartedShards(StartedRerouteAllocation allocation);

    void applyFailedShards(FailedRerouteAllocation allocation);

    boolean allocateUnassigned(RoutingAllocation allocation);
}