org.bbottema.clusteredobjectpool.core.api

Interface LoadBalancingStrategy<T,C extends Collection<T>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

RandomAccessLoadBalancing, RoundRobinLoadBalancing

public interface LoadBalancingStrategy<T,C extends Collection<T>>

Strategy for choosing which resource pool (for example connections to a specific server) in a cluster (of servers) to utilize.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
C	createCollectionForCycling()
T	cycle(C items)

Method Detail

createCollectionForCycling

@NotNull
C createCollectionForCycling()

Returns:

Any collection that best supports this cycling strategy.
For example a LinkedList to return a Queue, used return items in a FIFO fashion.

cycle

@NotNull
T cycle(@NotNull
                 C items)

Returns:

The next item in the given collection, according to this strategy.