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+package com.yahoo.config.provision;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Instances of this are used to keep track of (notify and query)
+ * which hosts are currently connected to the config system.
+ * 
+ * @author bratseth
+ */
+public interface HostLivenessTracker {
+
+    /** Returns the instant after which this remembers all requests */
+    Instant remembersRequestsSince();
+    
+    /** Called each time a config request is received from a client */
+    void receivedRequestFrom(String hostname);
+
+    /** 
+     * Returns the epoch timestamp of the last request received from the given hostname,
+     * or empty if there is no memory of this host making a request
+     */
+    Optional<Instant> lastRequestFrom(String hostname);
+
+}