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package com.netflix.loadbalancer;

/**
 * Interface that defines a "Rule" for a LoadBalancer. A Rule can be thought of
 * as a Strategy for loadbalacing. Well known loadbalancing strategies include
 * Round Robin, Response Time based etc.
 * 
 * @author stonse
 * 
 */
public interface IRule{
    /*
     * choose one alive server from lb.allServers or
     * lb.upServers according to key
     * 
     * @return choosen Server object. NULL is returned if none
     *  server is available 
     */

    public Server choose(Object key);
    
    public void setLoadBalancer(ILoadBalancer lb);
    
    public ILoadBalancer getLoadBalancer();    
}