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package org.onap.policy.common.endpoints.event.comm;

/**
 * Marker for a Topic Entity, indicating that the entity is able to read
 * over a topic.
 */
public interface TopicSource extends Topic {

    /**
     * Pushes an event into the source programatically.
     * 
     * @param event the event in json format
     * @return true if it can be processed correctly, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean offer(String event);

}