org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.datastore.entityownership.selectionstrategy

Interface EntityOwnerSelectionStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntityOwnerSelectionStrategy, FirstCandidateSelectionStrategy, LeastLoadedCandidateSelectionStrategy

public interface EntityOwnerSelectionStrategy

An EntityOwnerSelectionStrategy is to be used by the EntityOwnershipShard to select a new owner from a collection of candidates.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getSelectionDelayInMillis() Returns the time in millis owner selection should be delayed.
String	newOwner(String currentOwner, Collection<String> viableCandidates) Selects a new owner from the list of viable candidates.

Method Detail

getSelectionDelayInMillis

long getSelectionDelayInMillis()

Returns the time in millis owner selection should be delayed.

Returns:

the time in millis owner selection should be delayed

newOwner

String newOwner(@Nullable
                String currentOwner,
                Collection<String> viableCandidates)

Selects a new owner from the list of viable candidates.

Parameters:

currentOwner - the current owner of the entity if any, null otherwise

viableCandidates - the available candidates from which to choose the new owner

Returns:

the new owner