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package org.apache.synapse.core;

import org.apache.axis2.clustering.Member;
import org.apache.axis2.context.ConfigurationContext;
import org.apache.synapse.endpoints.algorithms.AlgorithmContext;
import org.apache.synapse.endpoints.algorithms.LoadbalanceAlgorithm;

import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * This interface is responsible for providing the next member to which a message has to be sent to.
 * Generally, this interface will work with a GCF or other membership discovery mechanism
 */
public interface LoadBalanceMembershipHandler {

    /**
     * Initialize this
     *
     * @param properties The properties specific to this LoadBalanceMembershipHandler
     * @param algorithm  The load balancing algorithm
     */
    void init(Properties properties, LoadbalanceAlgorithm algorithm);

    /**
     * Set the Axis2 ConfigurationContext
     *
     * @param configCtx Axis2 ConfigurationContext
     */
    void setConfigurationContext(ConfigurationContext configCtx);

    /**
     * Get the Axis2 ConfigurationContext
     *
     * @return Axis2 ConfigurationContext
     */
    ConfigurationContext getConfigurationContext();

    /**
     * Get the next application member to whom the message has to be sent to
     *
     * @param context The AlgorithmContext which holds information needed for the algorithm
     * @return Next application member to whom the message has to be sent to
     */
    Member getNextApplicationMember(AlgorithmContext context);

    /**
     * Get the algorithum uses in this membership handler
     *
     * @return  Load balance algorithm use for this Membership handler
     */
    LoadbalanceAlgorithm getLoadbalanceAlgorithm();

    /**
     * get the properties used to init this membership handler
     *
     * @return get the initial properties
     */
    Properties getProperties();


}