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/*
 * Created on Oct 1, 2010
 */

package com.bigdata.btree;

/**
 * Interface used to report out some statistics about a B+Tree. These statistics
 * may be used in combination with a disk cost model to predict the cost
 * (latency) associated with a variety of operations on the B+Tree. All values
 * reported by this interface are tracked explicitly by the
 * {@link AbstractBTree} and do not require DISK IO.
 * 
 * @author Bryan Thompson
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface IBTreeStatistics {

    /**
     * The branching factor for the btree.
     */
    int getBranchingFactor();
    
    /**
     * The height of the btree. The height is the #of levels minus one. A btree
     * with only a root leaf has height := 0. A btree with a
     * root node and one level of leaves under it has height := 1.
     * Note that all leaves of a btree are at the same height (this is what is
     * means for the btree to be "balanced"). Also note that the height only
     * changes when we split or join the root node (a btree maintains balance by
     * growing and shrinking in levels from the top rather than the leaves).
     */
    int getHeight();
    
    /**
     * The #of non-leaf nodes in the {@link AbstractBTree}. This is zero (0)
     * for a new btree.
     */
    long getNodeCount();

    /**
     * The #of leaf nodes in the {@link AbstractBTree}. This is one (1) for a
     * new btree.
     */
    long getLeafCount();

    /**
     * The #of entries (aka tuples) in the {@link AbstractBTree}. This is zero
     * (0) for a new B+Tree. When the B+Tree supports delete markers, this value
     * also includes tuples which have been marked as deleted.
     */
    long getEntryCount();

    /**
     * Computes and returns the utilization of the tree. The utilization figures
     * do not factor in the space requirements of nodes and leaves.
     */
    IBTreeUtilizationReport getUtilization();
    
}