VersionAwareConstructorFunction.java

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package com.hazelcast.util;

import com.hazelcast.version.Version;

/**
 * VersionAware version of the ConstructorFunction.
 * It is also able to create "default" objects when the version is unknown or not-specified. In this case
 * use the createNew method with out the version.
 *
 * @param <K> key type
 * @param <V> value type
 */
public interface VersionAwareConstructorFunction<K, V> extends ConstructorFunction<K, V> {

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of an object given the construction argument and the version of the object
     *
     * @param arg     construction argument
     * @param version version of the object it should create - it's cluster version bound, since objects change
     *                between release only
     * @return a new instance of an object
     */
    V createNew(K arg, Version version);

}