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 * ModeShape (http://www.modeshape.org)
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package org.modeshape.jcr.spi.index;

import java.util.Set;
import org.modeshape.jcr.cache.CachedNode.Properties;
import org.modeshape.jcr.cache.NodeKey;
import org.modeshape.jcr.spi.index.provider.IndexProvider;
import org.modeshape.jcr.value.Name;
import org.modeshape.jcr.value.Path;

/**
 * Interface used to record in the indexes the changes to content.
 * 
 * @see IndexProvider#getIndexWriter()
 * @author Randall Hauch ([email protected])
 */
public interface IndexWriter {

    /**
     * Flag that defines whether this index may be skipped. This is usually the case when the writer has no indexes behind it.
     * 
     * @return true if this index writer does not need to be called, or false otherwise
     */
    boolean canBeSkipped();

    /**
     * Clear all indexes of content. This method is typically called prior to a re-indexing operation.
     */
    void clearAllIndexes();

    /**
     * Add to the index the information about a node.
     * 
     * @param workspace the workspace in which the node information should be available; may not be null
     * @param key the unique key for the node; may not be null
     * @param path the path of the node; may not be null
     * @param primaryType the primary type of the node; may not be null
     * @param mixinTypes the mixin types for the node; may not be null but may be empty
     * @param properties the properties of the node; may not be null but may be empty
     */
    void add( String workspace,
              NodeKey key,
              Path path,
              Name primaryType,
              Set mixinTypes,
              Properties properties );

}