package loadbalancer

import "github.com/go-kit/kit/endpoint"

// Factory is a function that converts an instance string, e.g. a host:port,
// to a usable endpoint. Factories are used by load balancers to lift
// instances returned by Publishers into endpoints. Users are expected to
// provide their own factory functions that assume specific transports, or can
// deduce transports by parsing the instance string.
type Factory func(instance string) (endpoint.Endpoint, error)