ServiceInstanceChooser.java

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package org.springframework.cloud.client.loadbalancer;

import org.springframework.cloud.client.ServiceInstance;

/**
 * Implemented by classes which use a load balancer to choose a server to
 * send a request to.
 *
 * @author Ryan Baxter
 */
public interface ServiceInstanceChooser {

    /**
     * Choose a ServiceInstance from the LoadBalancer for the specified service
     * @param serviceId the service id to look up the LoadBalancer
     * @return a ServiceInstance that matches the serviceId
     */
    ServiceInstance choose(String serviceId);
}