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package org.apache.cassandra.db;

import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.List;

public interface HintedHandOffManagerMBean
{
    /**
     * Nuke all hints from this node to `ep`.
     * @param host String rep. of endpoint address to delete hints for, either ip address ("127.0.0.1") or hostname
     */
    public void deleteHintsForEndpoint(final String host);

    /**
     * List all the endpoints that this node has hints for.
     * @return set of endpoints; as Strings
     */
    public List<String> listEndpointsPendingHints();

    /** force hint delivery to an endpoint **/
    public void scheduleHintDelivery(String host) throws UnknownHostException;

    /** pause hints delivery process **/
    public void pauseHintsDelivery(boolean b);
}