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package org.elasticsearch.cluster;

import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable;

/**
 * Represents difference between states of cluster state parts
 */
public interface Diff<T> extends Writeable {

    /**
     * Applies difference to the specified part and returns the resulted part
     */
    T apply(T part);
}