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package org.apache.synapse.api.dispatch;

import org.apache.synapse.MessageContext;
import org.apache.synapse.api.Resource;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Interface for finding a Resource through which a given request can be mediated.
 * Implementations of this interface should attempt to find a Resource out of the
 * provided collection using which the given message can br further processed.
 */
public interface RESTDispatcher {

    /**
     * Find a Resource instance suitable for processing the given message
     *
     * @param synCtx MessageContext to be processed through a Resource
     * @param resources Collection of available Resource instances
     * @return A matching Resource instance or null
     */
    public Resource findResource(MessageContext synCtx, Collection<Resource> resources);

}
