org.apache.cxf.clustering
Interface FailoverStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractStaticFailoverStrategy, RandomStrategy, RetryStrategy, SequentialStrategy

public interface FailoverStrategy

Supports pluggable strategies for alternate endpoint selection on failover.

Method Summary

List<String>	getAlternateAddresses(Exchange exchange) Get the alternate addresses for this invocation.
List<Endpoint>	getAlternateEndpoints(Exchange exchange) Get the alternate endpoints for this invocation.
String	selectAlternateAddress(List<String> addresses) Select one of the alternate addresses for a retried invocation.
Endpoint	selectAlternateEndpoint(List<Endpoint> alternates) Select one of the alternate endpoints for a retried invocation.

Method Detail

getAlternateEndpoints

List<Endpoint> getAlternateEndpoints(Exchange exchange)

Get the alternate endpoints for this invocation.

Parameters:

exchange - the current Exchange

Returns:

a failover endpoint if one is available

selectAlternateEndpoint

Endpoint selectAlternateEndpoint(List<Endpoint> alternates)

Select one of the alternate endpoints for a retried invocation.

Parameters:

alternates - List of alternate endpoints if available

Returns:

the selected endpoint

getAlternateAddresses

List<String> getAlternateAddresses(Exchange exchange)

Get the alternate addresses for this invocation. These addresses over-ride any addresses specified in the WSDL.

Parameters:

exchange - the current Exchange

Returns:

a failover endpoint if one is available

selectAlternateAddress

String selectAlternateAddress(List<String> addresses)

Select one of the alternate addresses for a retried invocation.

Parameters:

addresses - List of alternate addresses if available

Returns:

the selected address