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package org.modeshape.jcr.spi.index.provider;
/**
* Interface which defines the reindexing capabilities of an index.
*
* @author Horia Chiorean (hchiorea@redhat.com)
* @since 4.5
*/
public interface Reindexable {
/**
* Return whether this index is newly created and requires reindexing, or false if the index already exists.
*
* @return true if the index is new and needs to be rebuilt, or false otherwise.
*/
boolean requiresReindexing();
/**
* Remove all of the index entries from the index. This is typically called prior to reindexing.
*/
void clearAllData();
}