FSInodeInfo.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode;

/** 
 * This interface is used used the pluggable block placement policy
 * to expose a few characteristics of an Inode.
 */
public interface FSInodeInfo {

  /**
   * a string representation of an inode
   * 
   * @return the full pathname (from root) that this inode represents
   */

  public String getFullPathName() ;
}