StatePersistor.java

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package co.cask.cdap.api.dataset.lib.partitioned;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Defines how some state will be persisted/managed.
 */
public interface StatePersistor {

  /**
   * @return the serialized bytes of the state of the partition consuming process; return null to indicate a fresh
   *         state of consuming (defaults to starting from the beginning).
   */
  @Nullable
  byte[] readState();

  /**
   * Writes the serialized bytes of the state of the partition consuming process. The bytes written in this method
   * should be available in the following call to readBytes(DatasetContext).
   * @param state the bytes to persist
   */
  void persistState(byte[] state);
}