ServiceConnectorCreator.java

package org.springframework.cloud.service;

import javax.sql.DataSource;

import org.springframework.cloud.service.common.MysqlServiceInfo;

/**
 *
 * @author Ramnivas Laddad
 *
 * @param <SC> service connector type
 * @param <SI> service info type
 */
public interface ServiceConnectorCreator<SC, SI extends ServiceInfo> {
	/**
	 * Create service for the given service info and configured with the given
	 * configuration
	 *
	 * @param serviceInfo the {@link ServiceInfo} object containing the information necessary to connect to the service
	 * @param serviceConnectorConfig configuration information to be applied to the connection
	 * @return service connector
	 */
	SC create(SI serviceInfo, ServiceConnectorConfig serviceConnectorConfig);

	/**
	 * Get the type of connector created (such as {@link DataSource})
	 *
	 * @return service connector type
	 */
	Class<SC> getServiceConnectorType();

	/**
	 * Get the service info type this creator can work with (such as {@link MysqlServiceInfo})
	 *
	 * @return service info type
	 */
	Class<?> getServiceInfoType();
}