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package org.jclouds.loadbalancer;

import org.jclouds.compute.domain.NodeMetadata;
import org.jclouds.domain.Location;
import org.jclouds.javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * A means of specifying the interface between the {@link LoadBalancerService LoadBalancerServices}
 * and a concrete compute cloud implementation, jclouds or otherwise.
 */
public interface LoadBalancerServiceAdapter<B, L> {

   /**
    * 
    * @see LoadBalancerService#createLoadBalancerInLocation
    */
   B createLoadBalancerInLocation(@Nullable Location location, String loadBalancerName, String protocol,
         int loadBalancerPort, int instancePort, Iterable<? extends NodeMetadata> nodes);

   /**
    * 
    * @see LoadBalancerService#listAssignableLocations
    */
   Iterable<L> listAssignableLocations();

   /**
    * 
    * @see LoadBalancerService#getLoadBalancerMetadata
    */
   B getLoadBalancer(String id);

   /**
    * 
    * @see LoadBalancerService#destroyLoadBalancer
    */
   void destroyLoadBalancer(String id);

   /**
    * 
    * @see LoadBalancerService#listLoadBalancers
    */
   Iterable<B> listLoadBalancers();

}
