com.spotify.helios.serviceregistration

Interface ServiceRegistrarFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

NopServiceRegistrarFactory

public interface ServiceRegistrarFactory

A factory for ServiceRegistrar instances, and the entry point for service registrar plugins. ServiceRegistrarLoader loads plugins by using ServiceLoader to look up ServiceRegistrarFactory from jar files and class loaders.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ServiceRegistrar	create(String address) Create a service registrar connected to a registry at a specific address.
ServiceRegistrar	createForDomain(String domain) Create a service registrar connected to a registry managing a specific domain.

Method Detail

create

ServiceRegistrar create(String address)

Create a service registrar connected to a registry at a specific address. The address format and semantics are implementation dependent.

Parameters:

address - The address of the registry the registrar should connect to.

Returns:

A registrar.

createForDomain

ServiceRegistrar createForDomain(String domain)

Create a service registrar connected to a registry managing a specific domain. The domain format and semantics are implementation dependent. This method is typically used when the registry in turn is resolved using some service discovery mechanism, e.g. DNS SRV queries.

Parameters:

domain - The domain that the registry should be managing.

Returns:

A registrar.