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package com.hazelcast.nio;
import com.hazelcast.version.Version;
/**
* An instance which supports versioning.
*
* It may be any version (cluster version, node version, custom version, etc.),
* that is up to the implementer.
*
* @since 3.8
*/
public interface VersionAware {
/**
* @return the version or {@code Version.UNKNOWN} if version is unknown to the object
*/
Version getVersion();
/**
* If the serializer supports versioning it may set the version to use for
* the serialization on this object.
*
* @param version version to set
*/
void setVersion(Version version);
}