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package com.hazelcast.quorum;
/**
* Quorum service can be used to trigger cluster quorums at any time.
* Normally quorums are done when any change happens on the member list.
*/
public interface QuorumService {
/**
* Returns the {@link Quorum} instance for a given quorum name.
*
* @param quorumName name of the quorum
* @return {@link Quorum}
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if no quorum found for given name
* @throws NullPointerException if quorumName is null
*/
Quorum getQuorum(String quorumName) throws IllegalArgumentException;
}