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package org.apache.catalina.ha;

import org.apache.catalina.Valve;

/**
 * Cluster valves are a simple extension to the Tomcat valve architecture
 * with a small addition of being able to reference the cluster component in the container it sits in.
 * @author Filip Hanik
 * @author Peter Rossbach
 */
public interface ClusterValve extends Valve{
    /**
     * Returns the cluster the cluster deployer is associated with
     * @return CatalinaCluster
     */
    public CatalinaCluster getCluster();

    /**
     * Associates the cluster deployer with a cluster
     * @param cluster CatalinaCluster
     */
    public void setCluster(CatalinaCluster cluster);
}
