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package org.refcodes.web;

/**
 * Provides access to a load balancing strategy property as of
 * {@link LoadBalancingStrategy}.
 */
public interface LoadBalancingStrategyAccessor {

	/**
	 * Retrieves the load balancing strategy from the load balancing strategy
	 * property.
	 * 
	 * @return The load balancing strategy stored by the load balancing strategy
	 *         property.
	 */
	LoadBalancingStrategy getLoadBalancingStrategy();

	/**
	 * Extends the {@link LoadBalancingStrategyAccessor} with a setter method.
	 */
	public interface LoadBalancingStrategyMutator {

		/**
		 * Sets the load balancing strategy for the load balancing strategy
		 * property.
		 * 
		 * @param aStrategy The load balancing strategy to be stored by the load
		 *        balancing strategy property.
		 */
		void setLoadBalancingStrategy( LoadBalancingStrategy aStrategy );
	}

	/**
	 * Provides a builder method for a load balancing strategy property
	 * returning the builder for applying multiple build operations.
	 *
	 * @param  The builder to return in order to be able to apply multiple
	 *        build operations.
	 */
	public interface LoadBalancingStrategyBuilder> {

		/**
		 * Sets the load balancing strategy for the load balancing strategy
		 * property.
		 * 
		 * @param aStrategy The load balancing strategy to be stored by the load
		 *        balancing strategy property.
		 * 
		 * @return The builder for applying multiple build operations.
		 */
		B withLoadBalancingStrategy( LoadBalancingStrategy aStrategy );
	}

	/**
	 * Extends the {@link LoadBalancingStrategyAccessor} with a setter method.
	 */
	public interface LoadBalancingStrategyProperty extends LoadBalancingStrategyAccessor, LoadBalancingStrategyMutator {

		/**
		 * This method stores and passes through the given argument, which is
		 * very useful for builder APIs: Sets the given
		 * {@link LoadBalancingStrategy} (setter) as of
		 * {@link #setLoadBalancingStrategy(LoadBalancingStrategy)} and returns
		 * the very same value (getter).
		 * 
		 * @param aLoadBalancingStrategy The {@link LoadBalancingStrategy} to
		 *        set (via
		 *        {@link #setLoadBalancingStrategy(LoadBalancingStrategy)}).
		 * 
		 * @return Returns the value passed for it to be used in conclusive
		 *         processing steps.
		 */
		default LoadBalancingStrategy letLoadBalancingStrategy( LoadBalancingStrategy aLoadBalancingStrategy ) {
			setLoadBalancingStrategy( aLoadBalancingStrategy );
			return aLoadBalancingStrategy;
		}
	}
}