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package org.wildfly.clustering.dispatcher;
import org.wildfly.clustering.group.Group;
/**
* Factory for creating a command dispatcher.
*
* @author Paul Ferraro
*/
public interface CommandDispatcherFactory {
/**
* Returns the group upon which the this command dispatcher operates.
*
* @return a group
*/
Group getGroup();
/**
* Creates a new command dispatcher using the specified identifier and context..
* The resulting {@link CommandDispatcher} will communicate with those dispatchers within the group sharing the same identifier.
*
* @param id a unique identifier for this dispatcher
* @param context the context used for executing commands
* @return a new command dispatcher
*/
<C> CommandDispatcher<C> createCommandDispatcher(Object id, C context);
}