package org.apache.cassandra.triggers;
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import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.ColumnFamily;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.RowMutation;
/**
* Trigger interface, For every Mutation received by the coordinator {@link #augment(ByteBuffer, ColumnFamily)}
* is called.<p>
*
* <b> Contract:</b><br>
* 1) Implementation of this interface should only have a constructor without parameters <br>
* 2) ITrigger implementation can be instantiated multiple times during the server life time.
* (Depends on the number of times trigger folder is updated.)<br>
* 3) ITrigger implementation should be state-less (avoid dependency on instance variables).<br>
*
* <br><b>The API is still beta and can change.</b>
*/
public interface ITrigger
{
/**
* Called exactly once per CF update, returned mutations are atomically updated.
*
* @param key - Row Key for the update.
* @param update - Update received for the CF
* @return modifications to be applied, null if no action to be performed.
*/
public Collection<RowMutation> augment(ByteBuffer key, ColumnFamily update);
}