package org.apache.hadoop.hbase;
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/**
* Marker Interface used by ipc. We need a means of referring to
* ipc "protocols" generically. For example, we need to tell an rpc
* server the "protocols" it implements and it helps if all protocols
* implement a common 'type'. That is what this Interface is used for.
*/
// This Interface replaces the old VersionedProtocol Interface. Rather
// than redo a bunch of code its removal, instead we put in place this
// Interface and change all VP references to Protocol references.
// It is moved up here to top-level because it is ugly having members
// of super packages reach down into subpackages.
public interface IpcProtocol {}