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package org.apache.nifi.controller.repository.claim;
/**
* <p>
* A reference to a section of a {@link ResourceClaim}, which may or may not encompass
* the entire ResourceClaim. Multiple FlowFiles may reference the same content by both
* having the same content claim.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* Must be thread safe
* </p>
*/
public interface ContentClaim extends Comparable<ContentClaim> {
/**
* @return the ResourceClaim that this ContentClaim references
*/
ResourceClaim getResourceClaim();
/**
* @return the offset into the ResourceClaim where the content for this
* claim begins
*/
long getOffset();
/**
* @return the length of this ContentClaim
*/
long getLength();
}