MetaStore.java

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package org.apache.ignite.internal.processors.cache.database;

import org.apache.ignite.IgniteCheckedException;

/**
 * Meta store.
 */
public interface MetaStore {
    /**
     * Get or allocate initial page for an index.
     *
     * @param idxName Index name.
     * @return {@link RootPage} that keeps pageId, allocated flag that shows whether the page
     *      was newly allocated, and rootId that is counter which increments each time new page allocated.
     * @throws IgniteCheckedException
     */
    public RootPage getOrAllocateForTree(String idxName) throws IgniteCheckedException;

    /**
     * Deallocate index page and remove from tree.
     *
     * @param idxName Index name.
     * @return Root ID or -1 if no page was removed.
     * @throws IgniteCheckedException
     */
    public RootPage dropRootPage(String idxName) throws IgniteCheckedException;

    /**
     * Destroy this meta store.
     *
     * @throws IgniteCheckedException
     */
    public void destroy() throws IgniteCheckedException;
}