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package org.apache.geode.internal.cache;
import org.apache.geode.compression.Compressor;
/**
* Provides important contextual information that allows a {@link RegionEntry} to manage its state.
*
* @since GemFire 8.0
*/
public interface RegionEntryContext extends HasCachePerfStats {
public static final String DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_PROVIDER =
"org.apache.geode.compression.SnappyCompressor";
/**
* Returns the compressor to be used by this region entry when storing the entry value.
*
* @return null if no compressor is assigned or available for the entry.
*/
public Compressor getCompressor();
/**
* Returns true if region entries are stored off heap.
*/
public boolean getOffHeap();
}