PartiallyRawComparator.java

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package org.apache.ignite.hadoop.io;

/**
 * Partially raw comparator. Compares one deserialized value with serialized value.
 */
public interface PartiallyRawComparator<T> {
    /**
     * Do compare.
     *
     * @param val1 First value (deserialized).
     * @param val2Buf Second value (serialized).
     * @return A negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater
     *     than the specified object.
     */
    int compare(T val1, RawMemory val2Buf);
}