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package org.apache.accumulo.core.client;

/**
 * The value for the durability of a BatchWriter or ConditionalWriter.
 *
 * @since 1.7.0
 */
public enum Durability {
  // Note, the order of these is important; the "highest" Durability is used in group commits.
  /**
   * Use the durability as specified by the table or system configuration.
   */
  DEFAULT,
  /**
   * Don't bother writing mutations to the write-ahead log.
   */
  NONE,
  /**
   * Write mutations the the write-ahead log. Data may be sitting the the servers output buffers,
   * and not replicated anywhere.
   */
  LOG,
  /**
   * Write mutations to the write-ahead log, and ensure the data is stored on remote servers, but
   * perhaps not on persistent storage.
   */
  FLUSH,
  /**
   * Write mutations to the write-ahead log, and ensure the data is saved to persistent storage.
   */
  SYNC
}