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package org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream;

/**
 * A {@link Writeable} object identified by its name.
 * To be used for arbitrary serializable objects (e.g. queries); when reading them, their name tells
 * which specific object needs to be created.
 */
public interface NamedWriteable extends Writeable {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the writeable object
     */
    String getWriteableName();
}