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package org.opends.server.replication.server.changelog.api;


/**
 * This class stores an index of all the changes seen by this server in the form
 * of {@link ChangeNumberIndexRecord}s. The records are sorted by a global
 * ordering as defined in the CSN class. The index links a
 * <code>changeNumber</code> to the corresponding CSN. The CSN then links to a
 * corresponding change in one of the ReplicaDBs.
 *
 * @see <a href=
 * "https://wikis.forgerock.org/confluence/display/OPENDJ/OpenDJ+Domain+Names"
 * >OpenDJ Domain Names</a> for more information about the changelog.
 * @see <a href= "http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-good-ldap-changelog-04"
 * >OpenDJ Domain Names</a> for more information about the changeNumber.
 */
public interface ChangeNumberIndexDB
{

  /**
   * Returns the last generated change number.
   *
   * @return the last generated change number
   */
  long getLastGeneratedChangeNumber();

  /**
   * Get the oldest record stored in this DB.
   *
   * @return Returns the oldest {@link ChangeNumberIndexRecord} in this DB, null
   *         when the DB is empty or closed
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  ChangeNumberIndexRecord getOldestRecord() throws ChangelogException;

  /**
   * Get the newest record stored in this DB.
   *
   * @return Returns the newest {@link ChangeNumberIndexRecord} in this DB, null
   *         when the DB is empty or closed
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  ChangeNumberIndexRecord getNewestRecord() throws ChangelogException;

  /**
   * Add an update to the list of messages that must be saved to this DB managed
   * by this DB and return the changeNumber associated to this record.
   * <p>
   * Note: this method disregards the changeNumber in the provided record.
   * <p>
   * FIXME will be removed when ECLServerHandler will not be responsible anymore
   * for lazily building the ChangeNumberIndexDB.
   *
   * @param record
   *          The {@link ChangeNumberIndexRecord} to add to this DB.
   * @return the change number associated to this record on adding to this DB
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  long addRecord(ChangeNumberIndexRecord record) throws ChangelogException;

  /**
   * Generate a new {@link DBCursor} that allows to browse the db managed by
   * this object and starting at the position defined by a given changeNumber.
   *
   * @param startChangeNumber
   *          The position where the iterator must start.
   * @return a new ReplicationIterator that allows to browse this DB managed by
   *         this object and starting at the position defined by a given
   *         changeNumber.
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  DBCursor<ChangeNumberIndexRecord> getCursorFrom(long startChangeNumber)
      throws ChangelogException;

}