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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 The Apache Software Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+package org.apache.qpid.server.cluster;
+
+import org.apache.qpid.AMQException;
+
+public interface GroupManager
+{
+    /**
+     * Establish a new cluster with the local member as the leader.
+     */
+    public void establish();
+
+    /**
+     * Join the cluster to which member belongs 
+     */
+    public void join(MemberHandle member) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void broadcast(Sendable message) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void broadcast(Sendable message, BroadcastPolicy policy, GroupResponseHandler callback) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void send(MemberHandle broker, Sendable message) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void leave() throws AMQException;
+
+    public void handleJoin(MemberHandle member) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void handleLeave(MemberHandle member) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void handleSuspect(MemberHandle member) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void handlePing(MemberHandle member, long load);
+
+    public void handleMembershipAnnouncement(String membership) throws AMQException;
+
+    public void handleSynch(MemberHandle member);
+
+    public boolean isLeader();
+
+    public boolean isLeader(MemberHandle handle);
+
+    public boolean isMember(MemberHandle member);
+
+    public MemberHandle redirect();
+
+    public MemberHandle getLocal();
+
+    public JoinState getState();
+
+    public void addMemberhipChangeListener(MembershipChangeListener l);
+
+    public void removeMemberhipChangeListener(MembershipChangeListener l);
+}