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package com.hazelcast.map;

import com.hazelcast.core.EntryEventType;

/**
 * The event for the map event journal.
 *
 * @param  the entry key type
 * @param  the entry value type
 */
public interface EventJournalMapEvent {
    /**
     * Returns the key for the event entry.
     *
     * @return the entry key
     */
    K getKey();

    /**
     * Returns the new value for the event entry. In some cases this
     * is {@code null} while in other cases it may be non-{@code null}. For instance,
     * when the event is of type {@link EntryEventType#ADDED}, the new
     * value is non-{@code null} but when it is of type {@link EntryEventType#REMOVED},
     * the value is {@code null}.
     *
     * @return the entry new value
     */
    V getNewValue();

    /**
     * Returns the old value for the event entry. In some cases this
     * is {@code null} while in other cases it may be non-{@code null}. For instance,
     * when the event is of type {@link EntryEventType#ADDED}, the old
     * value is {@code null} but when it is of type {@link EntryEventType#REMOVED},
     * the value is non-{@code null}.
     *
     * @return the entry old value
     */
    V getOldValue();

    /**
     * Returns the event type.
     *
     * @return the event type
     */
    EntryEventType getType();
}