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 * CEES DE GROOT OR ANY CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
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 * Copyright 2000 (C) Cees de Groot. All Rights Reserved.
 * Copyright 2000-2001 (C) Alex Boisvert. All Rights Reserved.
 * Contributions are Copyright (C) 2000 by their associated contributors.
 *
 * $Id: RecordManager.java,v 1.3 2005/06/25 23:12:31 doomdark Exp $
 */
package jdbm;


import java.io.IOException;
import jdbm.helper.Serializer;


/**
 * An interface to manages records, which are uninterpreted blobs of data.
 * <p>
 * The set of record operations is simple: fetch, insert, update and delete.
 * Each record is identified using a "rowid" and contains a byte[] data block.
 * Rowids are returned on inserts and you can store them someplace safe
 * to be able to get  back to them.  Data blocks can be as long as you wish,
 * and may have lengths different from the original when updating.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:boisvert@intalio.com">Alex Boisvert</a>
 * @author <a href="cg@cdegroot.com">Cees de Groot</a>
 * @version $Id: RecordManager.java,v 1.3 2005/06/25 23:12:31 doomdark Exp $
 */
public interface RecordManager
{
    /** Reserved slot for name directory. */
    int NAME_DIRECTORY_ROOT = 0;


    /** 
     * Inserts a new record using standard java object serialization.
     *
     * @param obj the object for the new record.
     * @return the rowid for the new record.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    long insert( Object obj ) throws IOException;

    
    /**
     * Inserts a new record using a custom serializer.
     *
     * @param obj the object for the new record.
     * @param serializer a custom serializer
     * @return the rowid for the new record.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    long insert( Object obj, Serializer serializer ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Deletes a record.
     *
     * @param recid the rowid for the record that should be deleted.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    void delete( long recid ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Updates a record using standard java object serialization.
     *
     * @param recid the recid for the record that is to be updated.
     * @param obj the new object for the record.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    void update( long recid, Object obj ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Updates a record using a custom serializer.
     *
     * @param recid the recid for the record that is to be updated.
     * @param obj the new object for the record.
     * @param serializer a custom serializer
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    void update( long recid, Object obj, Serializer serializer ) throws IOException;

    
    /**
     * Fetches a record using standard java object serialization.
     *
     * @param recid the recid for the record that must be fetched.
     * @return the object contained in the record.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    Object fetch( long recid ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Fetches a record using a custom serializer.
     *
     * @param recid the recid for the record that must be fetched.
     * @param serializer a custom serializer
     * @return the object contained in the record.
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    Object fetch( long recid, Serializer serializer ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Closes the record manager.
     *
     * @throws IOException when one of the underlying I/O operations fails.
     */
    void close() throws IOException;


    /**
     * Returns the number of slots available for "root" rowids. These slots
     * can be used to store special rowids, like rowids that point to
     * other rowids. Root rowids are useful for bootstrapping access to
     * a set of data.
     */
    int getRootCount();


    /**
     * Returns the indicated root rowid.
     *
     * @see #getRootCount
     */
    long getRoot( int id ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Sets the indicated root rowid.
     *
     * @see #getRootCount
     */
    void setRoot( int id, long rowid ) throws IOException;


    /** Commit (make persistent) all changes since beginning of transaction. */
    void commit() throws IOException;


    /** Rollback (cancel) all changes since beginning of transaction. */
    void rollback() throws IOException;


    /** Obtain the record id of a named object. Returns 0 if named object doesn't exist. */
    long getNamedObject( String name ) throws IOException;


    /** Set the record id of a named object. */
    void setNamedObject( String name, long recid ) throws IOException;
}

