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17  package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.encoding;
18  
19  import java.io.DataInputStream;
20  import java.io.DataOutputStream;
21  import java.io.IOException;
22  import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
23  
24  import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
25  import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
26  import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.KVComparator;
27  import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile.HFileContext;
28  
29  /**
30   * Encoding of KeyValue. It aims to be fast and efficient using assumptions:
31   * <ul>
32   * <li>the KeyValues are stored sorted by key</li>
33   * <li>we know the structure of KeyValue</li>
34   * <li>the values are always iterated forward from beginning of block</li>
35   * <li>knowledge of Key Value format</li>
36   * </ul>
37   * It is designed to work fast enough to be feasible as in memory compression.
38   */
39  @InterfaceAudience.Private
40  public interface DataBlockEncoder {
41  
42    /**
43     * Starts encoding for a block of KeyValues. Call
44     * {@link #endBlockEncoding(HFileBlockEncodingContext, DataOutputStream, byte[])} to finish
45     * encoding of a block.
46     * @param encodingCtx
47     * @param out
48     * @throws IOException
49     */
50    void startBlockEncoding(HFileBlockEncodingContext encodingCtx, DataOutputStream out)
51        throws IOException;
52  
53    /**
54     * Encodes a KeyValue.
55     * @param cell
56     * @param encodingCtx
57     * @param out
58     * @return unencoded kv size written
59     * @throws IOException
60     */
61    int encode(Cell cell, HFileBlockEncodingContext encodingCtx, DataOutputStream out)
62        throws IOException;
63  
64    /**
65     * Ends encoding for a block of KeyValues. Gives a chance for the encoder to do the finishing
66     * stuff for the encoded block. It must be called at the end of block encoding.
67     * @param encodingCtx
68     * @param out
69     * @param uncompressedBytesWithHeader
70     * @throws IOException
71     */
72    void endBlockEncoding(HFileBlockEncodingContext encodingCtx, DataOutputStream out,
73        byte[] uncompressedBytesWithHeader) throws IOException;
74  
75    /**
76     * Decode.
77     * @param source Compressed stream of KeyValues.
78     * @param decodingCtx
79     * @return Uncompressed block of KeyValues.
80     * @throws IOException If there is an error in source.
81     */
82    ByteBuffer decodeKeyValues(DataInputStream source, HFileBlockDecodingContext decodingCtx)
83        throws IOException;
84  
85    /**
86     * Return first key in block. Useful for indexing. Typically does not make
87     * a deep copy but returns a buffer wrapping a segment of the actual block's
88     * byte array. This is because the first key in block is usually stored
89     * unencoded.
90     * @param block encoded block we want index, the position will not change
91     * @return First key in block.
92     */
93    ByteBuffer getFirstKeyInBlock(ByteBuffer block);
94  
95    /**
96     * Create a HFileBlock seeker which find KeyValues within a block.
97     * @param comparator what kind of comparison should be used
98     * @param decodingCtx
99     * @return A newly created seeker.
100    */
101   EncodedSeeker createSeeker(KVComparator comparator, 
102       HFileBlockDecodingContext decodingCtx);
103 
104   /**
105    * Creates a encoder specific encoding context
106    *
107    * @param encoding
108    *          encoding strategy used
109    * @param headerBytes
110    *          header bytes to be written, put a dummy header here if the header
111    *          is unknown
112    * @param meta
113    *          HFile meta data
114    * @return a newly created encoding context
115    */
116   HFileBlockEncodingContext newDataBlockEncodingContext(
117       DataBlockEncoding encoding, byte[] headerBytes, HFileContext meta);
118 
119   /**
120    * Creates an encoder specific decoding context, which will prepare the data
121    * before actual decoding
122    *
123    * @param meta
124    *          HFile meta data        
125    * @return a newly created decoding context
126    */
127   HFileBlockDecodingContext newDataBlockDecodingContext(HFileContext meta);
128 
129   /**
130    * An interface which enable to seek while underlying data is encoded.
131    *
132    * It works on one HFileBlock, but it is reusable. See
133    * {@link #setCurrentBuffer(ByteBuffer)}.
134    */
135   interface EncodedSeeker {
136     /**
137      * Set on which buffer there will be done seeking.
138      * @param buffer Used for seeking.
139      */
140     void setCurrentBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer);
141 
142     /**
143      * Does a deep copy of the key at the current position. A deep copy is
144      * necessary because buffers are reused in the decoder.
145      * @return key at current position
146      */
147     ByteBuffer getKeyDeepCopy();
148 
149     /**
150      * Does a shallow copy of the value at the current position. A shallow
151      * copy is possible because the returned buffer refers to the backing array
152      * of the original encoded buffer.
153      * @return value at current position
154      */
155     ByteBuffer getValueShallowCopy();
156     
157 
158     /**
159      * @return the KeyValue object at the current position. Includes memstore
160      *         timestamp.
161      */
162     Cell getKeyValue();
163 
164     /** Set position to beginning of given block */
165     void rewind();
166 
167     /**
168      * Move to next position
169      * @return true on success, false if there is no more positions.
170      */
171     boolean next();
172 
173     /**
174      * Moves the seeker position within the current block to:
175      * <ul>
176      * <li>the last key that that is less than or equal to the given key if
177      * <code>seekBefore</code> is false</li>
178      * <li>the last key that is strictly less than the given key if <code>
179      * seekBefore</code> is true. The caller is responsible for loading the
180      * previous block if the requested key turns out to be the first key of the
181      * current block.</li>
182      * </ul>
183      * @param key byte array containing the key
184      * @param offset key position the array
185      * @param length key length in bytes
186      * @param seekBefore find the key strictly less than the given key in case
187      *          of an exact match. Does not matter in case of an inexact match.
188      * @return 0 on exact match, 1 on inexact match.
189      */
190     @Deprecated
191     int seekToKeyInBlock(
192       byte[] key, int offset, int length, boolean seekBefore
193     );
194     /**
195      * Moves the seeker position within the current block to:
196      * <ul>
197      * <li>the last key that that is less than or equal to the given key if
198      * <code>seekBefore</code> is false</li>
199      * <li>the last key that is strictly less than the given key if <code>
200      * seekBefore</code> is true. The caller is responsible for loading the
201      * previous block if the requested key turns out to be the first key of the
202      * current block.</li>
203      * </ul>
204      * @param key - Cell to which the seek should happen
205      * @param seekBefore find the key strictly less than the given key in case
206      *          of an exact match. Does not matter in case of an inexact match.
207      * @return 0 on exact match, 1 on inexact match.
208      */
209     int seekToKeyInBlock(Cell key, boolean seekBefore);
210 
211     /**
212      * Compare the given key against the current key
213      * @param comparator
214      * @param key
215      * @param offset
216      * @param length
217      * @return -1 is the passed key is smaller than the current key, 0 if equal and 1 if greater
218      */
219     public int compareKey(KVComparator comparator, byte[] key, int offset, int length);
220 
221     public int compareKey(KVComparator comparator, Cell key);
222   }
223 }