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1 /**
2  * Dream
3  * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 INRIA Rhone-Alpes
4  *
5  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9  *
10  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14  *
15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18  *
19  * Contact: dream@objectweb.org
20  *
21  * Initial developer(s): Vivien Quema
22  * Contributor(s):
23  */

24
25 package org.objectweb.dream.protocol.utobcast;
26
27 import org.objectweb.dream.protocol.Process;
28
29 /**
30  * This interface defines methods for being notified about ProcessMembership
31  * updates.
32  */

33 public interface ProcessMembershipUpdateNotification
34 {
35   /** The commonly used name to refer to this interface. */
36   String JavaDoc ITF_NAME = "process-membership-update-notification";
37
38   /**
39    * Notifies the component that a new leader has been elected.
40    *
41    * @param leader the new leader.
42    */

43   void newLeader(Process JavaDoc leader);
44
45   /**
46    * Notifies the component that a new backup has been elected.
47    *
48    * @param backup the new backup.
49    */

50   void newBackup(Process JavaDoc backup);
51
52   /**
53    * Notifies the component that new processes have joined.
54    *
55    * @param processes the new processes.
56    */

57   void newProcesses(Process JavaDoc[] processes);
58 }
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