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package org.apache.openjpa.slice;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.openjpa.kernel.BrokerFactory;

/**
 * Extension to BrokerFactory to allow dynamically add/remove slices.
 * 
 * @author Pinaki Poddar
 *
 */
public interface DistributedBrokerFactory extends BrokerFactory {
    /**
     * Adds the given slice with the given properties. This newly added slice
     * will be configured to brokers constructed by this factory after this
     * call.
     * 
     * @param name logical name of the to be added slice. Must be different from
     * any currently available slices.
     * @see DistributedConfiguration#getAvailableSliceNames()
     * 
     * @param properties key-value pair of configuration for the slice to be
     * added. The keys must have openjpa.slice.<name>.* as prefix.
     * 
     * @see DistributedConfiguration#addSlice(String, Map)
     */
    public Slice addSlice(String name, Map properties);
}