CircuitBreaker.java

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package com.linecorp.armeria.client.circuitbreaker;

/**
 * A <a href="http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CircuitBreaker.html">circuit breaker</a>, which tracks the number of
 * success/failure requests and detects a remote service failure.
 */
public interface CircuitBreaker {

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link CircuitBreaker} that has the specified name and the default configurations.
     *
     * @param name The name of the circuit breaker.
     */
    static CircuitBreaker of(String name) {
        return new CircuitBreakerBuilder(name).build();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link CircuitBreaker} that has a default name and the default configurations.
     */
    static CircuitBreaker ofDefaultName() {
        return new CircuitBreakerBuilder().build();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the circuit breaker.
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Reports a remote invocation success.
     */
    void onSuccess();

    /**
     * Reports a remote invocation failure with the reason.
     *
     * @param cause The cause of failure.
     */
    void onFailure(Throwable cause);

    /**
     * Reports a remote invocation failure.
     */
    void onFailure();

    /**
     * Decides whether a request should be sent or failed depending on the current circuit state.
     */
    boolean canRequest();
}