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package com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal;
import com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal.membership.*;
/**
* A marker interface that denotes {@link DistributionMessage}s that
* require a reply. Messages that do not implement this interface can
* be sent asynchronously through the transport layer.
*
* @author David Whitlock
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface MessageWithReply {
/**
* Returns the id of the {@link
* com.gemstone.gemfire.distributed.internal.ReplyProcessor21} that is used to
* handle the reply to this message.
*/
public int getProcessorId();
/**
* Returns the id the sender who is waiting for a reply.
*/
public InternalDistributedMember getSender();
}