void alterRegion(Cache cache, RegionConfig deltaConfig) {
    final String regionPathString = deltaConfig.getName();

    AbstractRegion region = (AbstractRegion) cache.getRegion(regionPathString);
    if (region == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
          String.format("Region does not exist: %s", regionPathString));
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    AttributesMutator<Object, Object> mutator = region.getAttributesMutator();
    RegionAttributesType regionAttributes = deltaConfig.getRegionAttributes();

    if (regionAttributes.isCloningEnabled() != null) {
      mutator.setCloningEnabled(regionAttributes.isCloningEnabled());
      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - cloning");
      }
    }

    if (regionAttributes.getEvictionAttributes() != null) {
      mutator.getEvictionAttributesMutator().setMaximum(Integer
          .parseInt(regionAttributes.getEvictionAttributes().getLruEntryCount().getMaximum()));
      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - eviction attributes max");
      }
    }

    // Alter expiration attributes
    updateExpirationAttributes(cache, regionAttributes.getEntryIdleTime(),
        region.getEntryIdleTimeout(), mutator::setEntryIdleTimeout,
        mutator::setCustomEntryIdleTimeout);
    updateExpirationAttributes(cache, regionAttributes.getEntryTimeToLive(),
        region.getEntryTimeToLive(), mutator::setEntryTimeToLive,
        mutator::setCustomEntryTimeToLive);
    updateExpirationAttributes(cache, regionAttributes.getRegionIdleTime(),
        region.getRegionIdleTimeout(), mutator::setRegionIdleTimeout, null);
    updateExpirationAttributes(cache, regionAttributes.getRegionTimeToLive(),
        region.getRegionTimeToLive(), mutator::setRegionTimeToLive, null);

    final Set<String> newGatewaySenderIds = regionAttributes.getGatewaySenderIdsAsSet();
    final Set<String> newAsyncEventQueueIds = regionAttributes.getAsyncEventQueueIdsAsSet();

    if (region instanceof PartitionedRegion) {
      Set<String> senderIds = new HashSet<>();

      if (newGatewaySenderIds != null) {
        validateParallelGatewaySenderIDs((PartitionedRegion) region, newGatewaySenderIds);
        senderIds.addAll(newGatewaySenderIds);
      } else if (region.getGatewaySenderIds() != null) {
        senderIds.addAll(region.getAllGatewaySenderIds());
      }

      if (newAsyncEventQueueIds != null) {
        validateParallelAsynchronousEventQueueIDs((PartitionedRegion) region,
            newAsyncEventQueueIds);
        senderIds.addAll(newAsyncEventQueueIds);
      } else if (region.getAsyncEventQueueIds() != null) {
        senderIds.addAll(region.getAsyncEventQueueIds());
      }

      ((PartitionedRegion) region)
          .updatePRConfigWithNewSetOfAsynchronousEventDispatchers(senderIds);
    }

    // Alter Gateway Sender Ids
    if (newGatewaySenderIds != null) {
      Set<String> oldGatewaySenderIds = region.getGatewaySenderIds();
      // Remove old gateway sender ids that aren't in the new list
      oldGatewaySenderIds.stream().filter(not(newGatewaySenderIds::contains))
          .forEach(mutator::removeGatewaySenderId);

      // Add new gateway sender ids that don't already exist
      newGatewaySenderIds.stream().filter(not(oldGatewaySenderIds::contains))
          .forEach(mutator::addGatewaySenderId);

      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - gateway sender IDs");
      }
    }

    // Alter Async Queue Ids
    if (newAsyncEventQueueIds != null) {
      Set<String> oldAsyncEventQueueIds = region.getAsyncEventQueueIds();

      // Remove old async event queue ids that aren't in the new list
      oldAsyncEventQueueIds.stream().filter(not(newAsyncEventQueueIds::contains))
          .forEach(mutator::removeAsyncEventQueueId);

      // Add new async event queue ids that don't already exist
      newAsyncEventQueueIds.stream().filter(not(oldAsyncEventQueueIds::contains))
          .forEach(mutator::addAsyncEventQueueId);

      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - async event queue IDs");
      }
    }

    // Alter Cache Listeners
    final List<DeclarableType> newCacheListeners = regionAttributes.getCacheListeners();

    // user specified a new set of cache listeners
    if (!newCacheListeners.isEmpty()) {
      // remove the old ones, even if the new set includes the same class name, the init properties
      // might be different
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      CacheListener<Object, Object>[] oldCacheListeners = region.getCacheListeners();
      for (CacheListener<Object, Object> oldCacheListener : oldCacheListeners) {
        mutator.removeCacheListener(oldCacheListener);
      }

      // Add new cache listeners
      for (DeclarableType newCacheListener : newCacheListeners) {
        if (!newCacheListener.equals(DeclarableType.EMPTY)) {
          mutator.addCacheListener(DeclarableTypeInstantiator.newInstance(newCacheListener, cache));
        }
      }
      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - cache listeners");
      }
    }

    final DeclarableType cacheLoader = regionAttributes.getCacheLoader();
    if (cacheLoader != null) {
      if (cacheLoader.equals(DeclarableType.EMPTY)) {
        mutator.setCacheLoader(null);
      } else {
        mutator.setCacheLoader(DeclarableTypeInstantiator.newInstance(cacheLoader, cache));
      }

      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - cache loader");
      }
    }

    final DeclarableType cacheWriter = regionAttributes.getCacheWriter();
    if (cacheWriter != null) {
      if (cacheWriter.equals(DeclarableType.EMPTY)) {
        mutator.setCacheWriter(null);
      } else {
        mutator.setCacheWriter(DeclarableTypeInstantiator.newInstance(cacheWriter, cache));
      }

      if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
        logger.debug("Region successfully altered - cache writer");
      }
    }
  }
Function used by the 'alter region' gfsh command to alter a region on each member.

@since GemFire 8.0
geode-gfsh/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/management/internal/cli/functions/RegionAlterFunction.java