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   * Copyright [2021-present] [ahoo wang <ahoowang@qq.com> (https://github.com/Ahoo-Wang)].
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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  package me.ahoo.cosid.sharding;
  
  import com.google.errorprone.annotations.ThreadSafe;
  import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
  
  import java.util.Collection;
  
  /**
   * Sharding algorithm interface.
   *
   * <p><img src="../doc-files/Sharding.png" alt="Sharding"></p>
   *
   * @author ahoo wang
   */
  @ThreadSafe
  public interface Sharding<T extends Comparable<?>> extends PreciseSharding<T>, RangeSharding<T> {
      @Nonnull
      Collection<String> getEffectiveNodes();
  }
  