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using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications
{
    public interface IGridServices
    {
        string gdebugRegionName { get; set; }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Register a region with the grid service.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="regionInfos"> </param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.Exception">Thrown if region registration failed</exception>
        RegionCommsListener RegisterRegion(RegionInfo regionInfos);
        
        bool DeregisterRegion(RegionInfo regionInfo);

        /// <summary>
        /// Get information about the regions neighbouring the given co-ordinates.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="x"></param>
        /// <param name="y"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        List<SimpleRegionInfo> RequestNeighbours(uint x, uint y);
        
        RegionInfo RequestNeighbourInfo(ulong regionHandle);
        RegionInfo RequestClosestRegion(string regionName);
        Dictionary<string, string> GetGridSettings();
        List<MapBlockData> RequestNeighbourMapBlocks(int minX, int minY, int maxX, int maxY);
    }
}