lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/Bits.java

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package org.apache.lucene.util;


/**
 * Interface for Bitset-like structures.
 * @lucene.experimental
 */

public interface  Bits {
  /** 
   * Returns the value of the bit with the specified <code>index</code>.
   * @param index index, should be non-negative and &lt; {@link #length()}.
   *        The result of passing negative or out of bounds values is undefined
   *        by this interface, <b>just don't do it!</b>
   * @return <code>true</code> if the bit is set, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  boolean get(int index);
  
  /** Returns the number of bits in this set */
  int length();

  Bits[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new Bits[0];
  
  /**
   * Bits impl of the specified length with all bits set. 
   */
  class MatchAllBits implements Bits {
    final int len;
    
    public MatchAllBits(int len) {
      this.len = len;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean get(int index) {
      return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int length() {
      return len;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Bits impl of the specified length with no bits set. 
   */
  class MatchNoBits implements Bits {
    final int len;
    
    public MatchNoBits(int len) {
      this.len = len;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean get(int index) {
      return false;
    }

    @Override
    public int length() {
      return len;
    }
  }
}