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package org.apache.hadoop.ozone.container.common.interfaces;


import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * Block Iterator for container. Each container type need to implement this
 * interface.
 * @param <T>
 */
public interface BlockIterator<T> {

  /**
   * This checks if iterator has next element. If it has returns true,
   * otherwise false.
   * @return boolean
   */
  boolean hasNext() throws IOException;

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

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

  /**
   * Get next block in the container.
   * @return next block or null if there are no blocks
   * @throws IOException
   */
  T nextBlock() throws IOException, NoSuchElementException;


}