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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal;


/**
 * Dictionary interface
 *
 * Dictionary indexes should be either bytes or shorts, only positive. (The
 * first bit is reserved for detecting whether something is compressed or not).
 */
interface Dictionary {
  static final byte NOT_IN_DICTIONARY = -1;

  /**
   * Gets an entry from the dictionary.
   * 
   * @param idx index of the entry
   * @return the entry, or null if non existent
   */
  public byte[] getEntry(short idx);

  /**
   * Finds the index of an entry.
   * If no entry found, we add it.
   * 
   * @param data the byte array that we're looking up
   * @param offset Offset into <code>data</code> to add to Dictionary.
   * @param length Length beyond <code>offset</code> that comprises entry; must be > 0.
   * @return the index of the entry, or {@link #NOT_IN_DICTIONARY} if not found
   */
  public short findEntry(byte[] data, int offset, int length);

  /**
   * Adds an entry to the dictionary.
   * Be careful using this method.  It will add an entry to the
   * dictionary even if it already has an entry for the same data.
   * Call {{@link #findEntry(byte[], int, int)}} to add without duplicating
   * dictionary entries.
   * 
   * @param data the entry to add
   * @param offset Offset into <code>data</code> to add to Dictionary.
   * @param length Length beyond <code>offset</code> that comprises entry; must be > 0.
   * @return the index of the entry
   */

  public short addEntry(byte[] data, int offset, int length);

  /**
   * Flushes the dictionary, empties all values.
   */
  public void clear();
}