/*
* dCache - http://www.dcache.org/
*
* Copyright (C) 2016 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
* License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.dcache.poolmanager;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A PoolManagerHandler that can be serialized.
*
* <p>Implementations of PoolManagerHandler are typically received from pool manager and
* such implementations implement this interface.
*
* @see PoolManagerHandlerSubscriber
*/
public interface SerializablePoolManagerHandler extends PoolManagerHandler, Serializable
{
/**
* Returns a version identifier used when requested updated instances of the handler.
*/
Version getVersion();
/**
* A compact and unique description of the state of a pool manager handler.
*/
interface Version extends Serializable
{
@Override
boolean equals(Object object);
}
}