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package org.apache.brooklyn.api.location;
import java.net.InetAddress;
/** A location that has an IP address.
* <p>
* This IP address may be a machine (usually the MachineLocation sub-interface),
* or often an entry point for a service.
*/
public interface AddressableLocation extends Location {
/**
* Return the single most appropriate address for this location.
* (An implementation or sub-interface definition may supply more information
* on the precise semantics of the address.)
*
* Should not return null, but in some "special cases" (e.g. CloudFoundryLocation it
* may return null if the location is not configured correctly). Users should expect
* a non-null result and treat null as a programming error or misconfiguration.
* Implementors of this interface should strive to not return null (and then we'll
* remove this caveat from the javadoc!).
*/
InetAddress getAddress();
}