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package org.apache.lucene.codecs.uniformsplit;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.lucene.store.DataInput;
import org.apache.lucene.store.DataOutput;

Encodes the raw bytes of a block when the index is written.

For example, implementations may compress or encrypt.
See Also:
BlockDecoder
@lucene.experimental
/**
 * Encodes the raw bytes of a block when the index is written.
 * <p>
 * For example, implementations may compress or encrypt.
 *
 * @see BlockDecoder
 * @lucene.experimental
 */
public interface BlockEncoder {

  
Encodes all the bytes of one block in a single operation. The encoding is per block.
Params:
blockBytes – The input block bytes to read.
length – The number of bytes to read from the input.
Throws:
IOException – If an encoding error occurs.
Returns:
The encoded block bytes./**
   * Encodes all the bytes of one block in a single operation. The encoding is per block.
   * @param blockBytes The input block bytes to read.
   * @param length The number of bytes to read from the input.
   * @return The encoded block bytes.
   * @throws IOException If an encoding error occurs.
   */
  WritableBytes encode(DataInput blockBytes, long length) throws IOException;

  
Writable byte buffer.
/**
   * Writable byte buffer.
   */
  interface WritableBytes {

    
Gets the number of bytes.
/**
     * Gets the number of bytes.
     */
    long size();

    
Writes the bytes to the provided DataOutput. /**
     * Writes the bytes to the provided {@link DataOutput}.
     */
    void writeTo(DataOutput dataOutput) throws IOException;
  }
}