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package io.vertx.servicediscovery.spi;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.core.Future;
import io.vertx.core.Handler;
import io.vertx.core.Promise;
import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
import io.vertx.servicediscovery.Record;

The service importer allows integrate other discovery technologies with the Vert.x service discovery. It maps entries from another technology to a Record and maps Record to a publication in this other technology. The importer is one side of a service discovery bridge. 
Author:
Clement Escoffier/**
 * The service importer allows integrate other discovery technologies with the Vert.x service discovery. It maps
 * entries from another technology to a {@link Record} and maps {@link Record} to a publication in this other
 * technology. The importer is one side of a service discovery bridge.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://escoffier.me">Clement Escoffier</a>
 */
@VertxGen
public interface ServiceImporter {

  
Starts the importer.
Params:
vertx –         the vertx instance
publisher –     the service publisher instance
configuration – the bridge configuration if any
future –        a future on which the bridge must report the completion of the starting/**
   * Starts the importer.
   *
   * @param vertx         the vertx instance
   * @param publisher     the service publisher instance
   * @param configuration the bridge configuration if any
   * @param future        a future on which the bridge must report the completion of the starting
   */
  void start(Vertx vertx, ServicePublisher publisher, JsonObject configuration,
             Promise<Void> future);

  
Closes the importer
Params:
closeHandler – the handle to be notified when importer is closed, may be null/**
   * Closes the importer
   *
   * @param closeHandler the handle to be notified when importer is closed, may be {@code null}
   */
  default void close(Handler<Void> closeHandler) {
    closeHandler.handle(null);
  }

}