DiscoveryServiceProvider.java

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package com.hazelcast.spi.discovery.integration;

/**
 * The <tt>DiscoveryServiceProvider</tt> interface provides the possibility to build {@link DiscoveryService}s.
 * <tt>DiscoveryService</tt> implementations should be immutable and therefore the provider is introduced to
 * provide this ability. Every service should have its own provider, however in rare cases a single provider might
 * create different <tt>DiscoveryService</tt> implementations based on the provided {@link DiscoveryMode} or other
 * configuration details.
 *
 * @since 3.6
 */
public interface DiscoveryServiceProvider {

    /**
     * Instantiates a new instance of the {@link DiscoveryService}.
     *
     * @param settings The settings to pass to creation of the <tt>DiscoveryService</tt>
     * @return a new instance of the discovery service
     */
    DiscoveryService newDiscoveryService(DiscoveryServiceSettings settings);

}