org.infinispan.distribution.group

Interface GroupManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

GroupManagerImpl

public interface GroupManager

Control's key grouping.

Author:

Pete Muir

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getGroup(Object key) Get the group for a given key
Address	getPrimaryOwner(String group) It returns the primary owner of the group.
boolean	isOwner(String group) Checks if this node is an owner of the group.
boolean	isPrimaryOwner(String group) It checks if this node is the primary owner of the group.

Method Detail

getGroup

String getGroup(Object key)

Get the group for a given key

Parameters:

key - the key for which to get the group

Returns:

the group, or null if no group is defined for the key

isOwner

boolean isOwner(String group)

Checks if this node is an owner of the group.

Parameters:

group - the group name.

Returns:

true if this node is an owner of the group, false otherwise.

getPrimaryOwner

Address getPrimaryOwner(String group)

It returns the primary owner of the group.

Parameters:

group - the group name.

Returns:

the primary owner of the group.

isPrimaryOwner

boolean isPrimaryOwner(String group)

It checks if this node is the primary owner of the group.

Parameters:

group - the group name.

Returns:

true if this node is the primary owner of the group, false otherwise.