src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/ISSTableScanner.java

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package org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable;

import org.apache.cassandra.db.columniterator.OnDiskAtomIterator;
import org.apache.cassandra.utils.CloseableIterator;

/**
 * An ISSTableScanner is an abstraction allowing multiple SSTableScanners to be
 * chained together under the hood.  See LeveledCompactionStrategy.getScanners.
 */
public interface ISSTableScanner extends CloseableIterator<OnDiskAtomIterator>
{
    public long getLengthInBytes();
    public long getCurrentPosition();
    public String getBackingFiles();
}