VersionSelectionPolicy.java

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package gobblin.data.management.policy;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import gobblin.data.management.version.DatasetVersion;


/**
 * Selection policy around versions of a dataset. Specifies which versions of a dataset will be selected.
 */
public interface VersionSelectionPolicy<T extends DatasetVersion> {
  /**
   * Should return class of T.
   * @return class of T.
   */
  public Class<? extends DatasetVersion> versionClass();

  /**
   * Logic to decide which dataset versions will be selected.
   *
   * @param allVersions List of all dataset versions in the file system, sorted from newest to oldest.
   * @return Collection of dataset versions that are selected.
   */
  public Collection<T> listSelectedVersions(List<T> allVersions);
}