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package org.apache.geode.internal.cache;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Interface <code>Conflatable</code> is used by the bridge server client notification mechanism to
* conflate messages being sent from the server to the client.
*
*
* @since GemFire 4.2
*/
public interface Conflatable extends Serializable {
/**
* Returns whether the object should be conflated
*
* @return whether the object should be conflated
*/
public boolean shouldBeConflated();
/**
* Returns the name of the region for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*
* @return the name of the region for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*/
public String getRegionToConflate();
/**
* Returns the key for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*
* @return the key for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*/
public Object getKeyToConflate();
/**
* Returns the value for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*
* @return the value for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*/
public Object getValueToConflate();
/**
* Sets the latest value for this <code>Conflatable</code>
*
* @param value The latest value
*/
public void setLatestValue(Object value);
/**
* Return this event's identifier
*
* @return EventID object uniquely identifying the Event
*/
public EventID getEventId();
}