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package com.hazelcast.spi;
/**
* Marks a service which exposes its data (e.g. states) or behaviour to other services.
* <p/>
* If a service needs to share internal data or behaviour it has to implement this interface,
* otherwise it will be an isolated service.
* <p/>
* Shared services are accessible via {@link NodeEngine#getSharedService(String)}.
*
* @deprecated since 3.7. A service can be retrieved using {@link NodeEngine#getService(String)}
*/
public interface SharedService {
}