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*/
package com.bigdata.ha.msg;
import java.util.UUID;
/**
* Message requesting a root block for a store on a remote service.
*/
public interface IHARootBlockRequest extends IHAMessage {
/**
* The {@link UUID} of the journal whose root block will be returned
* (optional, defaults to the current Journal).
* <p>
* Note: This parameter is intended for scale-out if there is a need to
* fetch the root block of a historical journal (versus the live journal).
*/
UUID getStoreUUID();
/**
* When <code>true</code> the request should be non-blocking. Otherwise the
* request should obtain the lock that guards the update of the root block
* in the commit protocol such that the caller can not observe a root block
* that has been updated but where the commit protocol is still in its
* critical section.
* <p>
* Note: The non-blocking form of the request is used in some context where
* the avoidence of a deadlock is necessary. The blocking form is used in
* some contexts where we need to await a specific commit point on the
* service (typically under test suite control).
*/
boolean isNonBlocking();
}