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package org.jclouds.aws.ec2.services;

import java.util.Set;
import org.jclouds.aws.ec2.domain.PlacementGroup;
import org.jclouds.javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides Placement Group services for EC2. For more information, refer to the Amazon EC2
 * Developer Guide.
 * <p/>
 * 
 * @author Adrian Cole
 */
public interface PlacementGroupClient {

   /**
    * Creates a placement group that you launch cluster compute instances into. You must give the
    * group a name unique within the scope of your account.
    * 
    * @param region
    *           Region to create the placement group in.
    * @param name
    *           The name of the placement group..
    * @param strategy
    *           The placement group strategy.
    * @see #describePlacementGroupsInRegion
    * @see #deletePlacementGroupInRegion
    * 
    * @see <a href="http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/ApiReference-query-CreatePlacementGroup.html"
    *      />
    */
   void createPlacementGroupInRegion(@Nullable String region, String name, String strategy);

   /**
    * like {@link #createPlacementGroupInRegion(String,String,String) except that the strategy is default: "cluster".
    */
   void createPlacementGroupInRegion(@Nullable String region, String name);
   
   /**
    * Deletes a placement group from your account. You must terminate all instances in the placement group before deleting it.
    * 
    * @param region
    *           Region to delete the placement from from
    * @param name
    *           Name of the security group to delete.
    * 
    * @see #describePlacementGroupsInRegion
    * @see #createPlacementGroupInRegion
    * 
    * @see <a href="http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/ApiReference-query-DeletePlacementGroup.html"
    *      />
    */
   void deletePlacementGroupInRegion(@Nullable String region, String name);

   /**
    * 
    * Returns information about one or more placement groups in your account.
    * 
    * @param region
    *           The bundleTask ID is tied to the Region.
    * @param groupNames
    *           The name of the placement group. You can specify more than one in the request, or
    *           omit the parameter if you want information about all your placement groups. By
    *           default, all placement groups are described
    * 
    * @see #deletePlacementGroupInRegion
    * @see #createPlacementGroupInRegion
    * @see <a href="http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/ApiReference-query-DescribePlacementGroups.html"
    *      />
    */
   Set<PlacementGroup> describePlacementGroupsInRegion(@Nullable String region,
            String... groupNames);
}