RC9/qpid/java/common/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/protocol/ProtocolVersionAware.java

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package org.apache.qpid.protocol;

import org.apache.qpid.framing.ProtocolVersion;

/**
 * ProtocolVersionAware is implemented by all AMQP handling classes, that need to provide an awareness to callers of
 * the version of the AMQP protocol that they are able to handle.
 *
 * <p/><table id="crc"><caption>CRC Card</caption>
 * <tr><th> Responsibilities
 * <tr><td> Report the major and minor AMQP version handled.
 * </table>
 */
public interface ProtocolVersionAware
{
    /**
     * @deprecated
     * Reports the AMQP minor version, that the implementer can handle.
     *
     * @return The AMQP minor version.
     */
    public byte getProtocolMinorVersion();

    /**
     * @deprecated
     * Reports the AMQP major version, that the implementer can handle.
     *
     * @return The AMQP major version.
     */
    public byte getProtocolMajorVersion();

    public ProtocolVersion getProtocolVersion();
}