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018package org.apache.hadoop.hbase;
019
020import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
021import java.util.Comparator;
022import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.ByteBufferUtils;
023import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
024import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
025import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceStability;
026
027/**
028 * Comparator for comparing cells and has some specialized methods that allows comparing individual
029 * cell components like row, family, qualifier and timestamp
030 */
031@InterfaceAudience.Public
032@InterfaceStability.Evolving
033public interface CellComparator extends Comparator<Cell> {
034  /**
035   * A comparator for ordering cells in user-space tables. Useful when writing cells in sorted
036   * order as necessary for bulk import (i.e. via MapReduce).
037   * <p>
038   * CAUTION: This comparator may provide inaccurate ordering for cells from system tables,
039   * and should not be relied upon in that case.
040   */
041  // For internal use, see CellComparatorImpl utility methods.
042  static CellComparator getInstance() {
043    return CellComparatorImpl.COMPARATOR;
044  }
045
046  /**
047   * Lexographically compares two cells. The key part of the cell is taken for comparison which
048   * includes row, family, qualifier, timestamp and type
049   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
050   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
051   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
052   *         cells are equal
053   */
054  @Override
055  int compare(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
056
057  /**
058   * Compare cells.
059   * @param ignoreSequenceid True if we are to compare the key portion only and ignore
060   *    the sequenceid. Set to false to compare key and consider sequenceid.
061   * @return 0 if equal, -1 if a &lt; b, and +1 if a &gt; b.
062   */
063  int compare(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell, boolean ignoreSequenceid);
064
065  /**
066   * Lexographically compares the rows of two cells.
067   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
068   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
069   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
070   *         cells are equal
071   */
072  int compareRows(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
073
074  /**
075   * Compares the row part of the cell with a simple plain byte[] like the
076   * stopRow in Scan.
077   * @param cell the cell
078   * @param bytes the byte[] representing the row to be compared with
079   * @param offset the offset of the byte[]
080   * @param length the length of the byte[]
081   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
082   *         cells are equal
083   */
084  int compareRows(Cell cell, byte[] bytes, int offset, int length);
085
086  /**
087   * Compares two row bytes
088   * @param leftRow the byte array of the left row
089   * @param rightRow the byte array of the right row
090   * @return greater than 0 if leftRow is bigger, less than 0 if rightRow is bigger, 0 if both
091   *         rows are equal
092   */
093  default int compareRows(byte[] leftRow, byte[] rightRow) {
094    return Bytes.compareTo(leftRow, rightRow);
095  }
096
097  /**
098   * @param row ByteBuffer that wraps a row; will read from current position and will reading all
099   *            remaining; will not disturb the ByteBuffer internal state.
100   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
101   *         cells are equal
102   */
103  default int compareRows(ByteBuffer row, Cell cell) {
104    if (cell instanceof ByteBufferExtendedCell) {
105      return ByteBufferUtils.compareTo(row, row.position(), row.remaining(),
106        ((ByteBufferExtendedCell) cell).getRowByteBuffer(),
107        ((ByteBufferExtendedCell) cell).getRowPosition(),
108        cell.getRowLength());
109    }
110    return ByteBufferUtils.compareTo(row, row.position(), row.remaining(),
111      cell.getRowArray(), cell.getRowOffset(),
112      cell.getRowLength());
113  }
114
115  /**
116   * Lexographically compares the two cells excluding the row part. It compares family, qualifier,
117   * timestamp and the type
118   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
119   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
120   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
121   *         cells are equal
122   */
123  int compareWithoutRow(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
124
125  /**
126   * Lexographically compares the families of the two cells
127   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
128   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
129   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
130   *         cells are equal
131   */
132  int compareFamilies(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
133
134  /**
135   * Lexographically compares the qualifiers of the two cells
136   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
137   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
138   * @return greater than 0 if leftCell is bigger, less than 0 if rightCell is bigger, 0 if both
139   *         cells are equal
140   */
141  int compareQualifiers(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
142
143  /**
144   * Compares cell's timestamps in DESCENDING order. The below older timestamps sorting ahead of
145   * newer timestamps looks wrong but it is intentional. This way, newer timestamps are first found
146   * when we iterate over a memstore and newer versions are the first we trip over when reading from
147   * a store file.
148   * @param leftCell the left hand side cell
149   * @param rightCell the right hand side cell
150   * @return 1 if left's timestamp &lt; right's timestamp -1 if left's timestamp &gt; right's
151   *         timestamp 0 if both timestamps are equal
152   */
153  int compareTimestamps(Cell leftCell, Cell rightCell);
154
155  /**
156   * Compares cell's timestamps in DESCENDING order. The below older timestamps sorting ahead of
157   * newer timestamps looks wrong but it is intentional. This way, newer timestamps are first found
158   * when we iterate over a memstore and newer versions are the first we trip over when reading from
159   * a store file.
160   * @param leftCellts the left cell's timestamp
161   * @param rightCellts the right cell's timestamp
162   * @return 1 if left's timestamp &lt; right's timestamp -1 if left's timestamp &gt; right's
163   *         timestamp 0 if both timestamps are equal
164   */
165  int compareTimestamps(long leftCellts, long rightCellts);
166
167  /**
168   * @return A dumbed-down, fast comparator for hbase2 base-type, the {@link ByteBufferKeyValue}.
169   *   Create an instance when you make a new memstore, when you know only BBKVs will be passed.
170   *   Do not pollute with types other than BBKV if can be helped; the Comparator will slow.
171   */
172  Comparator getSimpleComparator();
173}