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package org.apache.nifi.controller.cluster;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.nifi.cluster.protocol.message.HeartbeatMessage;
/**
* <p>
* A mechanism for sending a heartbeat to a remote resource to indicate
* that the node is still an active participant in the cluster
* <p>
*/
public interface Heartbeater extends Closeable {
/**
* Sends the given heartbeat to the remote resource
*
* @param heartbeat the Heartbeat to send
* @throws IOException if unable to communicate with the remote resource
*/
void send(HeartbeatMessage heartbeat) throws IOException;
/**
* @return the address that heartbeats are being sent to
*/
String getHeartbeatAddress() throws IOException;
}