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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions
+* File: ICacheConnectionRequest.cs 
+*
+* ICacheConnectionRequest.cs is part of VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions which is part of the larger 
+* VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
+* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+* License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions.Clustering;
+
+namespace VNLib.Data.Caching.Extensions.ApiModel
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a request to connect to a cache server.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal interface ICacheConnectionRequest
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The <see cref="CacheClientConfiguration"/> used to configure, authenticate, and 
+        /// verify messages sent to and received from cache servers.
+        /// </summary>
+        CacheClientConfiguration Config { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An optional challenge string to be used during the authentication 
+        /// process. When set, is sent in the request JWT, and is expected to 
+        /// be returned in the response JWT.
+        /// </summary>
+        string? Challenge { get; set; }
+    }
+}