ConnectedSource.java

/**
 * Copyright (c) Codice Foundation
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 */
package ddf.catalog.source;

import ddf.catalog.util.Maskable;

/**
 * Provides an implementation of {@link Source} that represents a remote {@Source} that is
 * always included in every local and enterprise {@link ddf.catalog.operation.Query} processed. However,
 * {@link ConnectedSource} implementations can never be queried individually by clients, meaning a
 * client cannot query a {@link ConnectedSource} by name.
 *
 * @see Source
 * @see ddf.catalog.operation.Query
 */
public interface ConnectedSource extends RemoteSource, Maskable {

}