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017    package org.apache.servicemix.jbi.resolver;
018    
019    import javax.jbi.component.ComponentContext;
020    import javax.jbi.messaging.MessageExchange;
021    import javax.jbi.servicedesc.ServiceEndpoint;
022    
023    /**
024     * A selection policy which will choose a service endpoint from an array of possible endpoints
025     * using some kind of policy.
026     *
027     * @version $Revision: 426415 $
028     */
029    public interface EndpointChooser {
030    
031        /**
032         * Chooses an endpoint from the array of 2 or more endpoints or returns null if none of them are acceptable
033         */
034        ServiceEndpoint chooseEndpoint(ServiceEndpoint[] endpoints, ComponentContext context, MessageExchange exchange);
035    }