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package com.hazelcast.collection;
import com.hazelcast.core.DistributedObject;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.UUID;
/**
* Concurrent, distributed, partitioned, listenable collection.
*
* @param item
*/
public interface ICollection extends Collection, DistributedObject {
/**
* Returns the name of this collection.
*/
@Nonnull
String getName();
/**
* Adds an item listener for this collection.
* The listener will be notified of all collection add/remove events.
*
* Listeners are non-destructive: They are notified about changes in a collection,
* but they won't have any effect on the collection itself. This is particularly
* relevant for IQueue: A listener won't consume queue elements. It's not
* a replacement for Queue consumers.
*
* @param listener the item listener
* @param includeValue {@code true} if the updated item should be passed
* to the item listener, {@code false} otherwise
* @return returns the registration ID
*/
@Nonnull
UUID addItemListener(@Nonnull ItemListener listener, boolean includeValue);
/**
* Removes the specified item listener.
* Returns silently if the specified listener was not added before.
*
* @param registrationId ID of the listener registration
* @return {@code true} if the item listener is removed, {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean removeItemListener(@Nonnull UUID registrationId);
}