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package org.apache.geode.cache.query;

// import java.util.*;
import org.apache.geode.cache.*;

/**
 * An index that is built over the data stored in a GemFire {@link Region}.
 * <p>
 * For a description of the types of indexes that GemFire currently supports, see
 * {@linkplain IndexType}.
 * <p>
 * An index is specified using a name, indexedExpression, fromClause, and optionally a
 * projectionAttributes.
 * <p>
 * The name uniquely identifies the index to for the statistics services in GemFire.
 * <p>
 * The indexedExpression is the lookup value for the index. The way that an indexedExpression is
 * specified and used varies depending on the type of index. For more information, see
 * {@linkplain IndexType}.
 * <p>
 * The fromClause specifies the collection(s) of objects that the index ranges over, and must
 * contain one and only one region path.
 * <p>
 * The optional projectAttributes specifies a tranformation that is done on the values and is used
 * for pre-computing a corresponding projection as defined in a query.
 * 
 * @see QueryService#createIndex(String, IndexType, String, String)
 * @see IndexType
 *
 * @since GemFire 4.0
 */
public interface Index {

  /**
   * Returns the unique name of this index
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * Get the index type
   * 
   * @return the type of index
   */
  public IndexType getType();

  /**
   * The Region this index is on
   * 
   * @return the Region for this index
   */
  public Region<?, ?> getRegion();

  /**
   * Get statistics information for this index.
   * 
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException for indexes created on Maps. Example: Index on Maps with
   *         expression p['key']. <br>
   *         On Map type indexes the stats are created at individual key level that can be viewed in
   *         VSD stats.
   */
  public IndexStatistics getStatistics();

  /**
   * Get the original fromClause for this index.
   */
  public String getFromClause();

  /**
   * Get the canonicalized fromClause for this index.
   */
  public String getCanonicalizedFromClause();

  /**
   * Get the original indexedExpression for this index.
   */
  public String getIndexedExpression();

  /**
   * Get the canonicalized indexedExpression for this index.
   */
  public String getCanonicalizedIndexedExpression();

  /**
   * Get the original projectionAttributes for this expression.
   * 
   * @return the projectionAttributes, or "*" if there were none specified at index creation.
   */
  public String getProjectionAttributes();

  /**
   * Get the canonicalized projectionAttributes for this expression.
   * 
   * @return the projectionAttributes, or "*" if there were none specified at index creation.
   */
  public String getCanonicalizedProjectionAttributes();
}