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parcel Lucy;

/** Abstract base class for reading index data.
 *
 * DataReader is the companion class to
 * L<DataWriter|Lucy::Index::DataWriter>.  Every index component will
 * implement one of each.
 */

public class Lucy::Index::DataReader inherits Clownfish::Obj {

    Schema      *schema;
    Folder      *folder;
    Snapshot    *snapshot;
    VArray      *segments;
    Segment     *segment;
    int32_t      seg_tick;

    /**
     * @param schema A Schema.
     * @param folder A Folder.
     * @param snapshot A Snapshot.
     * @param segments An array of Segments.
     * @param seg_tick The array index of the Segment object within the
     * <code>segments</code> array that this particular DataReader is assigned
     * to, if any.  A value of -1 indicates that no Segment should be
     * assigned.
     */
    public inert DataReader*
    init(DataReader *self, Schema *schema = NULL, Folder *folder = NULL,
         Snapshot *snapshot = NULL, VArray *segments = NULL,
         int32_t seg_tick = -1);

    /** Create a reader which aggregates the output of several lower level
     * readers.  Return NULL if such a reader is not valid.
     *
     * @param readers An array of DataReaders.
     * @param offsets Doc id start offsets for each reader.
     */
    public abstract incremented nullable DataReader*
    Aggregator(DataReader *self, VArray *readers, I32Array *offsets);

    /** Accessor for "schema" member var.
     */
    public nullable Schema*
    Get_Schema(DataReader *self);

    /** Accessor for "folder" member var.
     */
    public nullable Folder*
    Get_Folder(DataReader *self);

    /** Accessor for "snapshot" member var.
     */
    public nullable Snapshot*
    Get_Snapshot(DataReader *self);

    /** Accessor for "segments" member var.
     */
    public nullable VArray*
    Get_Segments(DataReader *self);

    /** Accessor for "segment" member var.
     */
    public nullable Segment*
    Get_Segment(DataReader *self);

    /** Accessor for "seg_tick" member var.
     */
    public int32_t
    Get_Seg_Tick(DataReader *self);

    /** Release external resources, e.g. streams.  Implementations must be
     * safe for multiple calls.  Once called, no other operations may be
     * performed upon either the reader or any component subreaders other than
     * object destruction.
     */
    public abstract void
    Close(DataReader *self);

    public void
    Destroy(DataReader *self);
}