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package org.apache.geode.admin;

import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Describes the configuration of a {@link DistributionLocator} managed by the GemFire
 * administration APIs.
 *
 * <P>
 *
 * A <code>DistributionLocatorConfig</code> can be modified using a number of mutator methods until
 * the <code>DistributionLocator</code> configured by this object is {@linkplain ManagedEntity#start
 * started}. After that, attempts to modify most attributes in the
 * <code>DistributionLocatorConfig</code> will result in an {@link IllegalStateException} being
 * thrown. If you wish to use the same <code>DistributionLocatorConfig</code> to configure another
 * <code>DistributionLocator</code>s, a copy of the <code>DistributionLocatorConfig</code> object
 * can be made by invoking the {@link Object#clone} method.
 *
 * @see AdminDistributedSystem#addDistributionLocator
 * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.Locator
 *
 * @since GemFire 4.0
 * @deprecated as of 7.0 use the <code><a href=
 *             "{@docRoot}/org/apache/geode/management/package-summary.html">management</a></code>
 *             package instead
 */
@Deprecated
public interface DistributionLocatorConfig extends ManagedEntityConfig {

  /**
   * Returns the port on which ths distribution locator listens for members to connect. There is no
   * default locator port, so a non-default port must be specified.
   *
   * @return the port on which the distribution locator listens for members to connect
   */
  int getPort();

  /**
   * Sets the port on which the distribution locator listens for members to connect.
   *
   * @param port the port on which the distribution locator listens for members to connect
   */
  void setPort(int port);

  /**
   * Returns the address to which the distribution locator's port is (or will be) bound. By default,
   * the bind address is <code>null</code> meaning that the port will be bound to all network
   * addresses on the host.
   *
   * @return the address to which the distribution locator's port is (or will be) bound
   */
  String getBindAddress();

  /**
   * Sets the address to which the distribution locator's port is (or will be) bound.
   *
   * @param bindAddress the address to which the distribution locator's port is (or will be) bound
   */
  void setBindAddress(String bindAddress);

  /**
   * Sets the properties used to configure the locator's DistributedSystem.
   *
   * @param props the properties used to configure the locator's DistributedSystem
   *
   * @since GemFire 5.0
   */
  void setDistributedSystemProperties(Properties props);

  /**
   * Retrieves the properties used to configure the locator's DistributedSystem.
   *
   * @return the properties used to configure the locator's DistributedSystem
   *
   * @since GemFire 5.0
   */
  Properties getDistributedSystemProperties();


}
