| /* |
| * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package org.onosproject.store.service; |
| |
| import org.onosproject.store.Timestamp; |
| |
| /** |
| * Service that issues logical timestamps. |
| * <p> |
| * Logical timestamps are useful for establishing a total ordering of |
| * arbitrary cluster wide events without relying on a fully synchronized |
| * system clock (wall clock) |
| */ |
| public interface LogicalClockService { |
| |
| /** |
| * Generates a new logical timestamp. |
| * |
| * @return timestamp |
| */ |
| Timestamp getTimestamp(); |
| } |