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package org.apache.hadoop.ipc;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
/**
* This interface is implemented by the client side translators and can be used
* to obtain information about underlying protocol e.g. to check if a method is
* supported on the server side.
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Private
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public interface ProtocolMetaInterface {
/**
* Checks whether the given method name is supported by the server.
* It is assumed that all method names are unique for a protocol.
* @param methodName The name of the method
* @return true if method is supported, otherwise false.
* @throws IOException
*/
public boolean isMethodSupported(String methodName) throws IOException;
}