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package org.apache.pulsar.common.naming;

public interface ServiceUnitId {

    @Override
    public abstract String toString();

    /**
     * Return the namespace object that this <code>ServiceUnitId</code> belongs to
     *
     * @return NamespaceName object
     */
    public abstract NamespaceName getNamespaceObject();

    /**
     * Check whether a fully-qualified topic is included in this <code>ServiceUnitId</code> object
     *
     * @param topicName
     *            a fully-qualified topic object
     * @return true or false
     */
    public abstract boolean includes(TopicName topicName);
}
