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package org.apache.geode.internal.serialization;
import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
/**
* 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 change serialization format must check this on DataInput/DataOutput
* (see {@link SerializationContext#getSerializationVersion()} methods) and deal with serialization
* with previous {@link Version}s appropriately.
*/
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.
*/
Version getVersion();
}