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package org.apache.phoenix.iterate;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.phoenix.schema.tuple.Tuple;
import org.apache.phoenix.util.SQLCloseable;


public interface ResultIterator extends SQLCloseable {
    public static final ResultIterator EMPTY_ITERATOR = new ResultIterator() {
        @Override
        public void close() throws SQLException {
        }

        @Override
        public Tuple next() throws SQLException {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public void explain(List<String> planSteps) {
        }
    };

    /**
     * Grab the next row's worth of values. The iterator will return a Tuple.
     * @return Tuple object if there is another row, null if the scanner is
     * exhausted.
     * @throws SQLException e
     */
    public Tuple next() throws SQLException;
    
    public void explain(List<String> planSteps);
}