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package org.elasticsearch.cluster;

import org.elasticsearch.TransportVersion;
import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.NamedWriteable;

/**
 * Diff that also support NamedWriteable interface
 */
public interface NamedDiff<T extends Diffable<T>> extends Diff<T>, NamedWriteable {
    /**
     * The minimal version of the recipient this object can be sent to.
     * See {@link #supportsVersion(TransportVersion)} for the default serialization check.
     */
    TransportVersion getMinimalSupportedVersion();

    /**
     * Determines whether this instance should be serialized based on the provided transport version.
     *
     * The default implementation returns {@code true} if the given transport version is
     * equal to or newer than {@link #getMinimalSupportedVersion()}.
     * Subclasses may override this method to define custom serialization logic.
     *
     * @param version the transport version of the receiving node
     * @return {@code true} if the instance should be serialized, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    default boolean supportsVersion(TransportVersion version) {
        return version.onOrAfter(getMinimalSupportedVersion());
    }

}