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package org.ehcache.clustered.common.internal.store;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Building blocks of {@link Chain}
 */
public interface Element {

  /**
   * The data payload stored as element.
   * This is binary representation of key/value pairs
   * or key/func(value) pairs
   *
   * @return the payload associated with this {@link Element}
   */
  ByteBuffer getPayload();
}