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package org.apache.ignite.plugin.extensions.communication;
import org.apache.ignite.plugin.Extension;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
/**
* Factory for communication messages.
* <p>
* A plugin can provide his own message factory as an extension
* if it uses any custom messages (all message must extend
* {@link Message} class).
*/
public interface MessageFactory extends Extension {
/**
* Creates new message instance of provided type.
* <p>
* This method should return {@code null} if provided message type
* is unknown to this factory.
*
* @param type Message type.
* @return Message instance.
*/
@Nullable public Message create(short type);
}