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

import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;

/**
 * Client handle for performing operations
 * (insert/delete/update/search/diskorderscan) on an ITreeIndex. An
 * ITreeIndexAccessor is not thread safe, but different ITreeIndexAccessors can
 * concurrently operate on the same ITreeIndex (i.e., the ITreeIndex must allow
 * concurrent operations).
 */
public interface ITreeIndexAccessor extends IIndexAccessor {
	/**
	 * Creates a cursor appropriate for passing into diskOrderScan().
	 * 
	 */
	public ITreeIndexCursor createDiskOrderScanCursor();
	
	/**
	 * Open the given cursor for a disk-order scan, positioning the cursor to
	 * the first leaf tuple.
	 * 
	 * @param icursor
	 *            Cursor to be opened for disk-order scanning.
	 * @throws HyracksDataException
	 *             If the BufferCache throws while un/pinning or un/latching.
	 */
	public void diskOrderScan(ITreeIndexCursor cursor)
			throws HyracksDataException;
}