/*
 * IronJacamar, a Java EE Connector Architecture implementation
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package org.jboss.jca.adapters.jdbc.spi;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * URLXASelectorStrategy
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jesper.pedersen@ironjacamar.org">Jesper Pedersen</a>
 */
public interface URLXASelectorStrategy 
{
   /**
    * Init the plugin with the XAData entries
    * @param xds The value
    */
   public void init(List<XAData> xds);

   /**
    * Does the plugin has more valid XAData entries ?
    * @return True, if more are available, otherwise false
    */
   public boolean hasMore();

   /**
    * Get the active XAData entry
    * @return The value
    */
   public XAData active();

   /**
    * Fail a XAData entry - e.g. mark it as bad
    * @param xd The value
    */
   public void fail(XAData xd);

   /**
    * Reset the plugin
    */
   public void reset();

   /**
    * Get the data for an error presentation
    * @return The value
    */
   public String getData();
}
