/**
* Copyright 2016 LinkedIn Corp. All rights reserved.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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*/
package com.github.ambry.store;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A factory interface to create the FindToken
*/
public interface FindTokenFactory {
/**
* The find token created using the input stream provided
* @param stream The stream that is used to create the find token
* @return The find token created from the stream
*/
FindToken getFindToken(DataInputStream stream) throws IOException;
/**
* Provides a new token to bootstrap the find operation
* @return A new find token that helps to bootstrap the find operation
*/
FindToken getNewFindToken();
}