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  package org.apache.activemq.broker;
  
  import org.apache.activemq.Service;
  import org.apache.activemq.broker.region.ConnectorStatistics;
  import org.apache.activemq.command.BrokerInfo;
  
  /**
   * A connector creates and manages client connections that talk to the Broker.
   * 
   * 
   */
  public interface Connector extends Service {
  
      /**
       * @return brokerInfo
       */
      BrokerInfo getBrokerInfo();
  
      /**
       * @return the statistics for this connector
       */
      ConnectorStatistics getStatistics();
  
      /**
       * Reset Connector statistics
       */
      void resetStatistics();
  
      /**
       * @return true if update client connections when brokers leave/join a cluster
       */
      public boolean isUpdateClusterClients();
  
      /**
       * @return true if clients should be re-balanced across the cluster
       */
      public boolean isRebalanceClusterClients();
  
      /**
       * Update all the connections with information
       * about the connected brokers in the cluster
       */
      public void updateClientClusterInfo();
  
      /**
       * @return true if clients should be updated when
       * a broker is removed from a broker
       */
      public boolean  isUpdateClusterClientsOnRemove();
  
      int connectionCount();
  
      /**
       * If enabled, older connections with the same clientID are stopped
       * @return true/false if link stealing is enabled
       */
      boolean isAllowLinkStealing();
  
      /**
       * @return The comma separated string of regex patterns to match 
       * broker names for cluster client updates
       */
      String getUpdateClusterFilter();
  
      long getMaxConnectionExceededCount();
  
      boolean isAutoStart();
  
      /**
       * @return true if connector is started
       */
      public boolean isStarted();
  }
  