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package org.springframework.statemachine.persist;

import org.springframework.statemachine.StateMachine;
import org.springframework.statemachine.StateMachinePersist;
import org.springframework.statemachine.support.StateMachineInterceptor;

/**
 * Interface defining a runtime persistence of a {@link StateMachine}.
 *
 * @author Janne Valkealahti
 *
 * @param <S> the type of state
 * @param <E> the type of event
 * @param <T> the type of persister context object
 */
public interface StateMachineRuntimePersister<S, E, T> extends StateMachinePersist<S, E, T> {

	/**
	 * Gets a {@link StateMachineInterceptor} handling machine persistence.
	 *
	 * @return the interceptor handling persistence
	 */
	StateMachineInterceptor<S, E> getInterceptor();
}
