RegistryService (org.kiwiproject:service-discovery-client 0.9.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConsulRegistryService, EurekaRegistryService, NoopRegistryService
```
public interface RegistryService
```
Contract for implementations of a service registry.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ServiceInstance`	`createCandidateFrom(ServiceInfo serviceInfo)`	Creates a new `ServiceInstance` instance from a `ServiceInfo` that can be registered with the registry server.
`ServiceInstance`	`register(ServiceInstance serviceToRegister)`	Registers a `ServiceInstance` with the registry server and returns a new instance containing information about the registered instance.
`void`	`unregister()`	Unregisters any registrations that were previously registered.
`ServiceInstance`	`updateStatus(ServiceInstance.Status newStatus)`	Sends an update to the registry server to inform of a service status change

- Method Detail
  - createCandidateFrom
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ServiceInstance createCandidateFrom(ServiceInfo serviceInfo)
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    Creates a new ServiceInstance instance from a ServiceInfo that can be registered with the registry server.
    
    Parameters:
    
    serviceInfo - Service information that will be used to setup a new instance to be registered.
    
    Returns:
    
    The ServiceInstance object that was created
  - register
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ServiceInstance register(ServiceInstance serviceToRegister)
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    Registers a ServiceInstance with the registry server and returns a new instance containing information about the registered instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    serviceToRegister - The service information to register
    
    Returns:
    
    The service instance that was registered
  - updateStatus
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ServiceInstance updateStatus(ServiceInstance.Status newStatus)
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    Sends an update to the registry server to inform of a service status change
    
    Parameters:
    
    newStatus - The new status that will be sent
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of the original ServiceInstance with the new status set
  - unregister
```
void unregister()
```
    Unregisters any registrations that were previously registered. This should be a NO-OP if nothing has ever been registered.