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package net.sf.ehcache.distribution;

import net.sf.ehcache.event.CacheEventListener;

/**
 * Replicates cache entries to peers of the CacheManager
 * @author <a href="mailto:gluck@thoughtworks.com">Greg Luck</a>
 * @version $Id: CacheReplicator.java 5631 2012-05-10 08:31:33Z teck $
 */
public interface CacheReplicator extends CacheEventListener {

    /**
     * Returns whether update is through copy or invalidate
     * @return true if update is via copy, else false if invalidate
     */
    boolean isReplicateUpdatesViaCopy();

    /**
     * Returns whether the replicator is not active.
     * @return true if the status is not STATUS_ALIVE
     */
    boolean notAlive();

    /**
     * Checks that the replicator is is <code>STATUS_ALIVE</code>.
     * @return true if the replicator is is <code>STATUS_ALIVE</code>, else false.
     */
    boolean alive();

}
