com.hazelcast.core
Interface PartitionAware<T>

Type Parameters:

T - key type

All Known Implementing Classes:

PartitionAwareKey

public interface PartitionAware<T>

PartitionAware means that data will be based in the same member based on the partition key and implementing tasks will be executed on the getPartitionKey()'s owner member.

This achieves data affinity. Data and execution occurs on the same partition.

In Hazelcast, disparate data structures will be stored on the same partition, based on the partition key. For example, if "Steve" was used, then the following would be on one partition.

• a customers IMap with an entry of key "Steve"
• an orders IMap using a customer key type implementing PartitionAware with key "Steve
• any queue named "Steve"
• any PartitionAware object with partition key "Steve"

If you have a IExecutorService which needs to deal with a customer and a customer's orders, you can achieve optimal performance by putting them on the same partition.

DistributedObject also has a notion of the partition key which is of type String to ensure that the same partition as distributed Objects Strings is used for the partition key.

See Also:

DistributedObject

Method Summary

T	getPartitionKey() The key that will be used by Hazelcast to specify the partition.

Method Detail

getPartitionKey

T getPartitionKey()

The key that will be used by Hazelcast to specify the partition. You should give the same key for objects that you want to be in the same partition.

Returns:

the key that specifies the partition