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package org.apache.lucene.util.bkd;


import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;

Appends many points, and then at the end provides a PointReader to iterate those points. This abstracts away whether we write to disk, or use simple arrays in heap. @lucene.internal /** Appends many points, and then at the end provides a {@link PointReader} to iterate
 *  those points.  This abstracts away whether we write to disk, or use simple arrays
 *  in heap.
 *
 *  @lucene.internal
 *  */
public interface PointWriter extends Closeable {

  
Add a new point from the packed value and docId /** Add a new point from the packed value and docId */
  void append(byte[] packedValue, int docID) throws IOException;

  
Add a new point from a PointValue /** Add a new point from a {@link PointValue} */
  void append(PointValue pointValue) throws IOException;

  
Returns a PointReader iterator to step through all previously added points /** Returns a {@link PointReader} iterator to step through all previously added points */
  PointReader getReader(long startPoint, long length) throws IOException;

  
Return the number of points in this writer /** Return the number of points in this writer */
  long count();

  
Removes any temp files behind this writer /** Removes any temp files behind this writer */
  void destroy() throws IOException;

}