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package org.infinispan.dataplacement.c50.keyfeature;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Manages the key features for all the keys generated by the application. This is application dependent, so
* the programmer should implement this interface and pass that implementation to Infinispan
*
* @author Pedro Ruivo
* @since 5.2
*/
public interface KeyFeatureManager {
/**
* returns an array with all the features that a key can have
*
* Note: this information should be static!
*
* @return an array with all the features that a key can have
*/
Feature[] getAllKeyFeatures();
/**
* returns the features of this particular key.
*
* Note: a key don't need to have all the features.
* Note2: if you put a feature that was no returned by the method above, it will be ignored
*
* @param key the key
* @return the features of this particular key.
*/
Map<Feature, FeatureValue> getFeatures(Object key);
}