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package org.apache.avro.io;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.avro.util.Utf8;

/**
 * Low-level support for de-serializing Avro values.
 * 

* This class has two types of methods. One type of methods support * the reading of leaf values (for example, {@link #readLong} and * {@link #readString}). *

* The other type of methods support the reading of maps and arrays. * These methods are {@link #readArrayStart}, {@link #arrayNext}, * and similar methods for maps). See {@link #readArrayStart} for * details on these methods.) *

* {@link DecoderFactory} contains Decoder construction and configuration * facilities. * @see DecoderFactory * @see Encoder */ public abstract class Decoder { /** * "Reads" a null value. (Doesn't actually read anything, but * advances the state of the parser if the implementation is * stateful.) * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * null is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract void readNull() throws IOException; /** * Reads a boolean value written by {@link Encoder#writeBoolean}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * boolean is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract boolean readBoolean() throws IOException; /** * Reads an integer written by {@link Encoder#writeInt}. * @throws AvroTypeException If encoded value is larger than * 32-bits * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * int is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract int readInt() throws IOException; /** * Reads a long written by {@link Encoder#writeLong}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * long is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract long readLong() throws IOException; /** * Reads a float written by {@link Encoder#writeFloat}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract float readFloat() throws IOException; /** * Reads a double written by {@link Encoder#writeDouble}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract double readDouble() throws IOException; /** * Reads a char-string written by {@link Encoder#writeString}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * char-string is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract Utf8 readString(Utf8 old) throws IOException; /** * Reads a char-string written by {@link Encoder#writeString}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * char-string is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract String readString() throws IOException; /** * Discards a char-string written by {@link Encoder#writeString}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * char-string is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract void skipString() throws IOException; /** * Reads a byte-string written by {@link Encoder#writeBytes}. * if old is not null and has sufficient capacity to take in * the bytes being read, the bytes are returned in old. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * byte-string is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract ByteBuffer readBytes(ByteBuffer old) throws IOException; /** * Discards a byte-string written by {@link Encoder#writeBytes}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * byte-string is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract void skipBytes() throws IOException; /** * Reads fixed sized binary object. * @param bytes The buffer to store the contents being read. * @param start The position where the data needs to be written. * @param length The size of the binary object. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * fixed sized binary object is not the type of the next * value to be read or the length is incorrect. * @throws IOException */ public abstract void readFixed(byte[] bytes, int start, int length) throws IOException; /** * A shorthand for readFixed(bytes, 0, bytes.length). * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * fixed sized binary object is not the type of the next * value to be read or the length is incorrect. * @throws IOException */ public void readFixed(byte[] bytes) throws IOException { readFixed(bytes, 0, bytes.length); } /** * Discards fixed sized binary object. * @param length The size of the binary object to be skipped. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * fixed sized binary object is not the type of the next * value to be read or the length is incorrect. * @throws IOException */ public abstract void skipFixed(int length) throws IOException; /** * Reads an enumeration. * @return The enumeration's value. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * enumeration is not the type of the next value to be read. * @throws IOException */ public abstract int readEnum() throws IOException; /** * Reads and returns the size of the first block of an array. If * this method returns non-zero, then the caller should read the * indicated number of items, and then call {@link * #arrayNext} to find out the number of items in the next * block. The typical pattern for consuming an array looks like: *

   *   for(long i = in.readArrayStart(); i != 0; i = in.arrayNext()) {
   *     for (long j = 0; j < i; j++) {
   *       read next element of the array;
   *     }
   *   }
   * 
* @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * array is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract long readArrayStart() throws IOException; /** * Processes the next block of an array and returns the number of items in * the block and let's the caller * read those items. * @throws AvroTypeException When called outside of an * array context */ public abstract long arrayNext() throws IOException; /** * Used for quickly skipping through an array. Note you can * either skip the entire array, or read the entire array (with * {@link #readArrayStart}), but you can't mix the two on the * same array. * * This method will skip through as many items as it can, all of * them if possible. It will return zero if there are no more * items to skip through, or an item count if it needs the client's * help in skipping. The typical usage pattern is: *
   *   for(long i = in.skipArray(); i != 0; i = i.skipArray()) {
   *     for (long j = 0; j < i; j++) {
   *       read and discard the next element of the array;
   *     }
   *   }
   * 
* Note that this method can automatically skip through items if a * byte-count is found in the underlying data, or if a schema has * been provided to the implementation, but * otherwise the client will have to skip through items itself. * * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * array is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract long skipArray() throws IOException; /** * Reads and returns the size of the next block of map-entries. * Similar to {@link #readArrayStart}. * * As an example, let's say you want to read a map of records, * the record consisting of an Long field and a Boolean field. * Your code would look something like this: *
   *   Map m = new HashMap();
   *   Record reuse = new Record();
   *   for(long i = in.readMapStart(); i != 0; i = in.readMapNext()) {
   *     for (long j = 0; j < i; j++) {
   *       String key = in.readString();
   *       reuse.intField = in.readInt();
   *       reuse.boolField = in.readBoolean();
   *       m.put(key, reuse);
   *     }
   *   }
   * 
* @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * map is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract long readMapStart() throws IOException; /** * Processes the next block of map entries and returns the count of them. * Similar to {@link #arrayNext}. See {@link #readMapStart} for details. * @throws AvroTypeException When called outside of a * map context */ public abstract long mapNext() throws IOException; /** * Support for quickly skipping through a map similar to {@link #skipArray}. * * As an example, let's say you want to skip a map of records, * the record consisting of an Long field and a Boolean field. * Your code would look something like this: *
   *   for(long i = in.skipMap(); i != 0; i = in.skipMap()) {
   *     for (long j = 0; j < i; j++) {
   *       in.skipString();  // Discard key
   *       in.readInt(); // Discard int-field of value
   *       in.readBoolean(); // Discard boolean-field of value
   *     }
   *   }
   * 
* @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * array is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract long skipMap() throws IOException; /** * Reads the tag of a union written by {@link Encoder#writeIndex}. * @throws AvroTypeException If this is a stateful reader and * union is not the type of the next value to be read */ public abstract int readIndex() throws IOException; }




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