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package org.wisdom.api;
import org.wisdom.api.router.Route;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Controller interface.
* Every component willing to provide actions must publish the controller service.
* The router implementation is bound to all controllers and dispatches the request.
*/
public interface Controller {
/**
* Gets the list of routes offered by this controller.
* This list is ordered, meaning that the first routes are evaluated before the others. As soon as the router is
* finding a route matching the request, it delegates the request to the target action.
* @return the list of routes.
*/
public List routes();
}