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package org.apache.sysml.runtime.controlprogram.caching;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
import org.apache.sysml.runtime.DMLRuntimeException;


/**
 * Interface for all blocks handled by lazy write buffer. This abstraction 
 * allows us to keep the buffer pool independent of matrix and frame blocks. 
 * 
 */
public interface CacheBlock extends Writable 
{

	public int getNumRows();

	public int getNumColumns();
	
	/**
	 * Get the in-memory size in bytes of the cache block.
	 * 
	 * @return in-memory size in bytes of cache block
	 */
	public long getInMemorySize();
	
	/**
	 * Get the exact serialized size in bytes of the cache block.
	 * 
	 * @return exact serialized size in bytes of cache block
	 */
	public long getExactSerializedSize();

	/**
	 * Indicates if the cache block is subject to shallow serialized,
	 * which is generally true if in-memory size and serialized size
	 * are almost identical allowing to avoid unnecessary deep serialize. 
	 * 
	 * @return true if shallow serialized
	 */
	public boolean isShallowSerialize();
	
	/**
	 * Free unnecessarily allocated empty block.
	 */
	public void compactEmptyBlock();
	
	/**
	 * Slice a sub block out of the current block and write into the given output block.
	 * This method returns the passed instance if not null.
	 * 
	 * @param rl row lower
	 * @param ru row upper
	 * @param cl column lower
	 * @param cu column upper
	 * @param block cache block
	 * @return sub-block of cache block
	 * @throws DMLRuntimeException if DMLRuntimeException occurs
	 */
	public CacheBlock sliceOperations(int rl, int ru, int cl, int cu, CacheBlock block) 
		throws DMLRuntimeException;
	
	/**
	 * Merge the given block into the current block. Both blocks needs to be of equal 
	 * dimensions and contain disjoint non-zero cells.
	 * 
	 * @param that cache block
	 * @param appendOnly ?
	 * @throws DMLRuntimeException if DMLRuntimeException occurs
	 */
	public void merge(CacheBlock that, boolean appendOnly) 
		throws DMLRuntimeException;
}