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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 CNIndexRecord}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
{
  /**
   * Generates the next change number.
   *
   * @return The newly generated change number
   */
  long nextChangeNumber();

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

  /**
   * Get the record associated to a provided change number.
   *
   * @param changeNumber
   *          the provided change number.
   * @return the {@link CNIndexRecord}, null when none.
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  CNIndexRecord getRecord(long changeNumber) throws ChangelogException;

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

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

  /**
   * Add an update to the list of messages that must be saved to this DB managed
   * by this DB.
   * <p>
   * This method is blocking if the size of the list of message is larger than
   * its maximum.
   *
   * @param record
   *          The {@link CNIndexRecord} to add to this DB.
   * @throws ChangelogException
   *           if a database problem occurs.
   */
  void addRecord(CNIndexRecord record) throws ChangelogException;

  /**
   * Generate a new {@link ChangeNumberIndexDBCursor} 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.
   */
  ChangeNumberIndexDBCursor getCursorFrom(long startChangeNumber)
      throws ChangelogException;

}