IPing.java

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package com.netflix.loadbalancer;

/**
 * Interface that defines how we "ping" a server to check if its alive
 * @author stonse
 *
 */
public interface IPing {
    
    /**
     * Checks whether the given <code>Server</code> is "alive" i.e. should be
     * considered a candidate while loadbalancing
     * 
     */
    public boolean isAlive(Server server);
}