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package org.apache.hadoop.hdds.utils.db;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Iterator for MetaDataStore DB.
 *
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface TableIterator<KEY, T> extends Iterator<T>, Closeable {

  /**
   * seek to first entry.
   */
  void seekToFirst();

  /**
   * seek to last entry.
   */
  void seekToLast();

  /**
   * Seek to the specific key.
   *
   * @param key - Bytes that represent the key.
   * @return VALUE.
   */
  T seek(KEY key) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Returns the key value at the current position.
   * @return KEY
   */
  KEY key() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Returns the VALUE at the current position.
   * @return VALUE
   */
  T value();

}