core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/Hasher.java

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package org.onosproject.store.primitives.impl;

import org.onosproject.cluster.PartitionId;

/**
 * Interface for mapping from an object to {@link PartitionId}.
 *
 * @param <K> object type.
 */
public interface Hasher<K> {
    /**
     * Returns the {@link PartitionId} to which the specified object maps.
     * @param object object
     * @return partition identifier
     */
    PartitionId hash(K object);
}