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package org.apache.geode.cache.execute;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.geode.cache.PartitionAttributesFactory;
import org.apache.geode.cache.Region;
import org.apache.geode.cache.partition.PartitionRegionHelper;

/**
 * Defines the execution context of a data dependent {@link Function}.
 * 
 * Applications can use the methods provided to retrieve the Region and context specific routing
 * objects. When the function is executed using {@link FunctionService#onRegion(Region)}, the
 * {@link Function#execute(FunctionContext) FunctionContext} can be typecast to this type.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * If the region is a partitioned region, {@link PartitionRegionHelper} can be used to get local and
 * {@linkplain PartitionAttributesFactory#setColocatedWith(String) colocated} data references.
 * </p>
 * 
 * 
 * @since GemFire 6.0
 * 
 * @see FunctionContext
 * @see PartitionRegionHelper
 */
public interface RegionFunctionContext extends FunctionContext {

  /**
   * Returns subset of keys (filter) provided by the invoking thread (aka routing objects). The set
   * of filter keys are locally present in the datastore on the executing cluster member.
   * 
   * @see Execution#withFilter(Set)
   * 
   * @return the objects that caused the function to be routed to this cluster member
   * @since GemFire 6.0
   */
  public Set<?> getFilter();

  /**
   * Returns the reference to the Region on which the function is executed
   * 
   * @see FunctionService#onRegion(Region)
   * 
   * @return returns the Region on which the function is executed
   * 
   * @since GemFire 6.0
   */
  public <K, V> Region<K, V> getDataSet();

}