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package org.infinispan.topology;

import org.infinispan.factories.scopes.Scope;
import org.infinispan.factories.scopes.Scopes;

/**
 * Processes cache membership changes or any other events and decides when to
 * rebalance state between members.
 *
 * It is used both in distributed and replicated mode.
 *
 * Implementations can trigger a rebalance using {@link ClusterTopologyManager#triggerRebalance(String)}.
 * They don't control the resulting consistent hash directly, but they can use the {@link ClusterCacheStatus}
 * to access the cache's custom {@link org.infinispan.distribution.ch.ConsistentHashFactory} implementation
 * and influence the generated consistent hash indirectly.
 *
 * @author Dan Berindei
 * @since 5.2
 */
@Scope(Scopes.GLOBAL)
public interface RebalancePolicy {
   /**
    * Initialize the policy for a cache, without a list of members.
    * It won't have any effect if the cache is already initialized.
    */
   void initCache(String cacheName, ClusterCacheStatus cacheStatus) throws Exception;

   /**
    * Called when the status of a cache changes. It could be a node joining or leaving, or a merge, or a
    */
   void updateCacheStatus(String cacheName, ClusterCacheStatus cacheStatus) throws Exception;
}
