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package org.opends.server.synchronization;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Abstract class that must be used when defining messages that can
 * be sent for synchronization purpose between servers.
 */
public abstract class SynchronizationMessage implements Serializable
{
  /**
   * Do the processing necessary when the message is received.
   *
   * @param domain The Synchronization domain where the messages was received.
   * @return an UpdateMessage if the processing result is an UpdateMessage.
   */
  public abstract UpdateMessage processReceive(SynchronizationDomain domain);
}