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package org.apache.catalina;
/**
* A <b>Cluster</b> works as a Cluster client/server for the local host Different Cluster implementations can be used to
* support different ways to communicate within the Cluster. A Cluster implementation is responsible for setting up a
* way to communicate within the Cluster and also supply "ClientApplications" with <code>ClusterSender</code> used when
* sending information in the Cluster and <code>ClusterInfo</code> used for receiving information in the Cluster.
*/
public interface Cluster extends Contained {
/**
* Return the name of the cluster that this Server is currently configured to operate within.
*
* @return The name of the cluster associated with this server
*/
String getClusterName();
/**
* Set the name of the cluster to join, if no cluster with this name is present create one.
*
* @param clusterName The clustername to join
*/
void setClusterName(String clusterName);
/**
* Create a new manager which will use this cluster to replicate its sessions.
*
* @param name Name (key) of the application with which the manager is associated
*
* @return The newly created Manager instance
*/
Manager createManager(String name);
/**
* Register a manager with the cluster. If the cluster is not responsible for creating a manager, then the container
* will at least notify the cluster that this manager is participating in the cluster.
*
* @param manager Manager
*/
void registerManager(Manager manager);
/**
* Removes a manager from the cluster
*
* @param manager Manager
*/
void removeManager(Manager manager);
/**
* Execute a periodic task, such as reloading, etc. This method will be invoked inside the classloading context of
* this container. Unexpected throwables will be caught and logged.
*/
void backgroundProcess();
}