/* This file is part of VoltDB.
* Copyright (C) 2008-2010 VoltDB Inc.
*
* VoltDB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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*
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*
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*/
package org.voltdb;
/*
* Define two different types of ways that a table can be streams
*/
public enum TableStreamType {
/*
* A snapshot stream of a table is a copy of all the tuple data contained
* in table at the time that the stream was created. The snapshot
* is maintained using a copy on write mechanism.
*/
SNAPSHOT,
/*
* A stream of tuple data that can be used to retrieve the latest state of a table
* that is actively being modified. The stream starts by transporting all the tuple data
* and then transports the set of modified and deleted tuples in a separate synchronous phase.
*/
RECOVERY
}