NodeTypeProvider.java

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package org.apache.nifi.controller;

/**
 * <p>
 * This interface provides a set of methods for checking NiFi node type.
 * <p>
 */
public interface NodeTypeProvider {

    /**
     * @return true if this instance is clustered, false otherwise.
     * Clustered means that a node is either connected or trying to connect to the cluster.
     */
    boolean isClustered();

    /**
     * @return true if this instance is the primary node in the cluster; false otherwise
     */
    boolean isPrimary();
}