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package org.apache.jena.tdb.base.file;

import org.apache.jena.atlas.lib.Closeable ;
import org.apache.jena.atlas.lib.Sync ;
import org.apache.jena.tdb.base.block.Block ;

/**
 * Interface to concrete storage - read and write Blocks, addressed by id. 
 * Suitable for memory mapped I/O (returns
 * internally allocated space for read, not provided from outside; write() can
 * insist the block written comes from allocate()).
 * This interface can also be backed by an in-memory implementation 
 * ({@link BlockAccessMem}, {@link BlockAccessByteArray}).
 * 
 * This is wrapped in a BlockMgr to provide a higher level abstraction.
 * 
 * @see BufferChannel
 */
public interface BlockAccess extends Sync, Closeable
{
    public Block allocate(int size) ;
    
    public Block read(long id) ;
    
    public void write(Block block) ;
    
    public void overwrite(Block block) ;
    
    public boolean isEmpty() ; 
    
    public boolean valid(long id) ;

    public String getLabel() ;
}
