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package com.netflix.astyanax;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Grouping of serializers for a single column family. Use this only for
 * implementing advanced data models.
 * 
 * @author elandau
 * 
 */
public interface SerializerPackage {
    /**
     * @return Return the serializer for keys
     */
    Serializer getKeySerializer();

    /**
     * @deprecated use getColumnNameSerializer()
     */
    @Deprecated
    Serializer getColumnSerializer();

    /**
     * @return Return serializer for column names
     */
    Serializer getColumnNameSerializer();

    /**
     * @deprecated use getDefaultValueSerializer()
     */
    @Deprecated
    Serializer getValueSerializer();

    /**
     * @return Return the default value serializer
     */
    Serializer getDefaultValueSerializer();

    /**
     * @deprecated use getColumnSerializer()
     */
    @Deprecated
    Serializer getValueSerializer(ByteBuffer columnName);

    /**
     * @return  Return the value serializer for the specified column name
     * 
     * @param columnName
     */
    Serializer getColumnSerializer(ByteBuffer columnName);

    /**
     * @deprecated use getColumnSerializer
     */
    @Deprecated
    Serializer getValueSerializer(String columnName);

    /**
     * @return Return the value serializer for the specified column name
     * 
     * @param columnName
     */
    Serializer getColumnSerializer(String columnName);

    /**
     * @return Return the set of supported column names
     */
    Set getColumnNames();

    /**
     * @return Convert a key to a string using the package's key serializer
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    String keyAsString(ByteBuffer key);

    /**
     * Convert a column name to a string using the package's column serializer
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    String columnAsString(ByteBuffer column);

    /**
     * Convert a value to a string using the package's value serializer. Will
     * use either a column specific serializer, if one was specified, or the
     * default value serializer.
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    String valueAsString(ByteBuffer column, ByteBuffer value);

    /**
     * Convert a string key to a ByteBuffer using the package's key serializer
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    ByteBuffer keyAsByteBuffer(String key);

    /**
     * Convert a string column name to a ByteBuffer using the package's column
     * serializer
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    ByteBuffer columnAsByteBuffer(String column);

    /**
     * Convert a string value to a string using the package's value serializer
     * 
     * @param key
     */
    ByteBuffer valueAsByteBuffer(ByteBuffer column, String value);

    /**
     * Convert a string value to a string using the package's value serializer
     * 
     * @param column
     * @param value
     */
    ByteBuffer valueAsByteBuffer(String column, String value);
}