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| |
| package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.remote; |
| |
| /** |
| * A repository revision represents an immutable state of the repository. |
| * <p> |
| * Having a revision allows you to perform repeatable reads, because it is |
| * assured that the state referenced by the revision is immutable. |
| * <p> |
| * The revision also allows the system to reference a known state of the |
| * repository when changes are committed. Since a revision references an |
| * immutable state, committing some changes will create a new state of the |
| * repository that will be referenced by a new revision. |
| */ |
| public interface RemoteRevision { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a string representation of the revision. This representation can |
| * be used as a reference by an external system and converted to a {@code |
| * RemoteRevision} object using {@link RemoteSession#readRevision(String)}. |
| * |
| * @return A string representation of the revision. |
| */ |
| String asString(); |
| |
| } |
