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package org.apache.cassandra.dht;
/**
* Interface representing a position on the ring.
* Both Token and DecoratedKey represent a position in the ring, a token being
* less precise than a DecoratedKey (a token is really a range of keys).
*/
public interface RingPosition<C extends RingPosition<C>> extends Comparable<C>
{
public Token getToken();
public IPartitioner getPartitioner();
public boolean isMinimum();
public C minValue();
}