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package org.jgroups;
import java.util.function.Supplier;
/**
* @author Bela Ban
* @since 5.0
*/
public interface MessageFactory {
/**
* Creates a message based on the given ID
* @param id The ID
* @param The type of the message
* @return A message
*/
T create(short id);
/**
* Registers a new creator of messages
* @param type The type associated with the new payload. Needs to be the same in all nodes of the same cluster, and
* needs to be available (ie., not taken by JGroups or other applications).
* @param generator The creator of the payload associated with the given type
*/
M register(short type, Supplier generator);
}