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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.HeapSize;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.metrics.SchemaMetrics;

/**
 * Cacheable is an interface that allows for an object to be cached. If using an
 * on heap cache, just use heapsize. If using an off heap cache, Cacheable
 * provides methods for serialization of the object.
 *
 * Some objects cannot be moved off heap, those objects will return a
 * getSerializedLength() of 0.
 *
 */
public interface Cacheable extends HeapSize {
  /**
   * Returns the length of the ByteBuffer required to serialized the object. If the
   * object cannot be serialized, it should also return 0.
   *
   * @return int length in bytes of the serialized form.
   */

  public int getSerializedLength();

  /**
   * Serializes its data into destination.
   */
  public void serialize(ByteBuffer destination);

  /**
   * Returns CacheableDeserializer instance which reconstructs original object from ByteBuffer.
   *
   * @return CacheableDeserialzer instance.
   */
  public CacheableDeserializer<Cacheable> getDeserializer();

  /**
   * @return the block type of this cached HFile block
   */
  public BlockType getBlockType();

  /**
   * @return the metrics object identified by table and column family
   */
  public SchemaMetrics getSchemaMetrics();

}