ClusterJoinManager (Atlassian Confluence 8.8.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultClusterJoinManager
```
public interface ClusterJoinManager
```
Manages the initial establishment of connections between nodes in the cluster

Since:

7.17.3

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`accept(@NonNull ClusterJoinRequest request)`	Validate a joining node for the cluster the current node is a part of
`void`	`connect(@NonNull ClusterJoinRequest request)`	Attempt to join an existing cluster

- Method Detail
  - accept
```
void accept(@NonNull ClusterJoinRequest request)
     throws IOException
```
    Validate a joining node for the cluster the current node is a part of
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the join request
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the join negotiation failed, or a communication breakdown occurs
  - connect
```
void connect(@NonNull ClusterJoinRequest request)
      throws IOException
```
    Attempt to join an existing cluster
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the join request
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the join negotiation failed, or a communication breakdown occurs