/*
* Copyright (C) 2008 Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
*
* This file is part of OurGrid.
*
* OurGrid is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
* terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
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* any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
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*
*/
package org.ourgrid.peer.business.controller.accounting;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.ourgrid.common.statistics.beans.peer.GridProcess;
/**
* Classes that implements this interface represent an algorithm (strategy)
* to evaluate a determined attribute of the network of favors,
* based on replica accountings
*/
public interface AccountingStrategy {
/**
* Evaluate a determined attribute os a Network os favors
* @param accountings
* @return A map that associates a provider with the attribute balance
* evaluated by this strategy.
*/
public Map<String, Double> evaluate(Map<String, List<GridProcess>> accountings);
}