Package db.buffers

Interface InputBlockStream

  • All Superinterfaces:
    java.lang.AutoCloseable, BlockStream, java.io.Closeable

    public interface InputBlockStream
    extends BlockStream
    InputBlockStream provides a BufferFile input block stream. The nature of the stream and the block sequence is determined by the particular instance.
    • Method Detail

      • readBlock

        BufferFileBlock readBlock()
                           throws java.io.IOException
        Read next block from stream
        Returns:
        a BufferFile block which corresponds to a specific block index or null if no more blocks available
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an unexpected error occurs while reading the file
      • getBlockCount

        int getBlockCount()
        Get the total number of blocks to be transfered.
        Specified by:
        getBlockCount in interface BlockStream
        Returns:
        total block count
      • includesHeaderBlock

        boolean includesHeaderBlock()
        Determine if header block included in stream. Some stream implementations do not include or don't have access to the buffer file header block and may be excluded. If header is required, it will need to be reconstructed by setting the free index list and all buffer file parameters.
        Returns:
        true if header block #0 included in stream, else false