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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.hfile;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.HeapSize;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.nio.HBaseReferenceCounted;
import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

/**
 * Cacheable is an interface that allows for an object to be cached. If using an on heap cache, just
 * use heapsize. If using an off heap cache, Cacheable provides methods for serialization of the
 * object. Some objects cannot be moved off heap, those objects will return a getSerializedLength()
 * of 0.
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
public interface Cacheable extends HeapSize, HBaseReferenceCounted {
  /**
   * Returns the length of the ByteBuffer required to serialized the object. If the object cannot be
   * serialized, it should return 0.
   * @return int length in bytes of the serialized form or 0 if the object cannot be cached.
   */
  int getSerializedLength();

  /**
   * Serializes its data into destination.
   * @param destination              Where to serialize to
   * @param includeNextBlockMetadata Whether to include nextBlockMetadata in the Cache block.
   */
  void serialize(ByteBuffer destination, boolean includeNextBlockMetadata);

  /**
   * Returns CacheableDeserializer instance which reconstructs original object from ByteBuffer.
   * @return CacheableDeserialzer instance.
   */
  CacheableDeserializer getDeserializer();

  /** Returns the block type of this cached HFile block */
  BlockType getBlockType();

  /******************************* ReferenceCounted Interfaces ***********************************/

  /**
   * Increase its reference count, and only when no reference we can free the object's memory.
   */
  default Cacheable retain() {
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Reference count of this Cacheable.
   */
  default int refCnt() {
    return 0;
  }

  /**
   * Decrease its reference count, and if no reference then free the memory of this object, its
   * backend is usually a {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.nio.ByteBuff}, and we will put its NIO
   * ByteBuffers back to {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ByteBuffAllocator}
   */
  default boolean release() {
    return false;
  }
}