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package org.apache.geode.internal;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;

import org.apache.geode.DataSerializable;

/**
 * An extension to {@link DataOutput}, {@link DataInput} used internally in product to indicate that
 * the input/output stream is attached to a GemFire peer having a different version.
 * 
 * Internal product classes that implement {@link DataSerializableFixedID} and
 * {@link DataSerializable} and change serialization format must check this on DataInput/DataOutput
 * (see {@link InternalDataSerializer#getVersionForDataStream} methods) and deal with serialization
 * with previous {@link Version}s appropriately.
 * 
 * @since GemFire 7.1
 */
public interface VersionedDataStream {

  /**
   * If the remote peer to which this input/output is connected has a lower version that this
   * member, then this returns the {@link Version} of the peer else null. If the peer has a higher
   * {@link Version}, then this member cannot do any adjustment to serialization and its the remote
   * peer's responsibility to adjust the serialization/deserialization according to this peer.
   */
  public Version getVersion();
}
