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package org.apache.sling.discovery.base.commons;

/**
 * A ViewChecker is capable of issuing a heartbeat and
 * subsequently checking the resulting, current view 
 * in the local cluster.
 * <p>
 * This is mostly used as hooks for testing
 */
public interface ViewChecker {

    /**
     * Check the view (without issuing a heartbeat)
     */
    public void checkView();
    
    /**
     * Issue a heartbeat and check the view
     */
    public void heartbeatAndCheckView();

}