hyracks-storage-am-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/storage/am/common/api/IIndex.java

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package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api;

import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;

/**
 * This interface describes the operations common to all indexes. Indexes
 * implementing this interface can easily reuse existing index operators for
 * dataflow. Users must perform operations on an via an {@link IIndexAccessor}.
 * 
 * During dataflow, the lifecycle of IIndexes are handled through an 
 * {@link IIndexLifecycleManager}.
 */
public interface IIndex {

    /**
     * Initializes the persistent state of an index. 
     * 
     * An index cannot be created if it is in the activated state.
     * Calling create on an index that is deactivated has the effect of clearing the index.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException 
     *          if there is an error in the BufferCache while (un)pinning pages, (un)latching pages, 
     *          creating files, or deleting files
     *          
     *          if the index is in the activated state
     */
    public void create() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * Initializes the index's operational state. An index in the activated state may perform 
     * operations via an {@link IIndexAccessor}.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException
     *          if there is a problem in the BufferCache while (un)pinning pages, (un)latching pages, 
     *          creating files, or deleting files
     */
    public void activate() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * Resets the operational state of the index. Calling clear has the same logical effect 
     * as calling deactivate(), destroy(), create(), then activate(), but not necessarily the 
     * same physical effect.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException
     *          if there is a problem in the BufferCache while (un)pinning pages, (un)latching pages, 
     *          creating files, or deleting files
     *          
     *          if the index is not in the activated state
     */
    public void clear() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * Deinitializes the index's operational state. An index in the deactivated state may not 
     * perform operations.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException
     *          if there is a problem in the BufferCache while (un)pinning pages, (un)latching pages, 
     *          creating files, or deleting files
     */
    public void deactivate() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * Removes the persistent state of an index. 
     * 
     * An index cannot be destroyed if it is in the activated state.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException 
     *          if there is an error in the BufferCache while (un)pinning pages, (un)latching pages, 
     *          creating files, or deleting files
     *          
     *          if the index is already activated
     */
    public void destroy() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * Creates an {@link IIndexAccessor} for performing operations on this index.
     * An IIndexAccessor is not thread safe, but different IIndexAccessors can concurrently operate
     * on the same {@link IIndex}.
     * 
     * @returns IIndexAccessor an accessor for this {@link IIndex}
     * @param modificationCallback the callback to be used for modification operations
     * @param searchCallback the callback to be used for search operations
     */
    public IIndexAccessor createAccessor(IModificationOperationCallback modificationCallback,
            ISearchOperationCallback searchCallback);

    /**
     * Ensures that all pages (and tuples) of the index are logically consistent.
     * An assertion error is thrown if validation fails.
     * 
     * @throws HyracksDataException
     *          if there is an error performing validation
     */
    public void validate() throws HyracksDataException;

    /**
     * @return the {@link IBufferCache} underlying this index.
     */
    public IBufferCache getBufferCache();

    /**
     * @return the size, in bytes, of pre-allocated memory space that this index was allotted.
     */
    public long getMemoryAllocationSize();

    /**
     * @param fillFactor
     * @param verifyInput
     * @throws IndexException
     */
    public IIndexBulkLoader createBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput) throws IndexException;
}