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authorBrian S. O'Neill <bronee@gmail.com>2006-08-30 02:06:57 +0000
committerBrian S. O'Neill <bronee@gmail.com>2006-08-30 02:06:57 +0000
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tree88e292be0cb4f8813a075f99062baf3a0eaa9763 /src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/lob/Clob.java
parent04b06d8fa2ced539126f74f4d8a19c29b62c5730 (diff)
Add LOB support
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 Amazon Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates.
+ * Amazon, Amazon.com and Carbonado are trademarks or registered trademarks
+ * of Amazon Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.amazon.carbonado.lob;
+
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.Writer;
+
+import com.amazon.carbonado.FetchException;
+import com.amazon.carbonado.PersistException;
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to CLOBs, which are Character Large OBjects. Consider
+ * accessing Clobs within a {@link com.amazon.carbonado.Transaction
+ * transaction} scope, to prevent unexpected updates.
+ *
+ * @author Brian S O'Neill
+ * @see Blob
+ */
+public interface Clob extends Lob {
+ /**
+ * Returns a Reader for reading Clob data, positioned at the start. The
+ * Clob implementation selects an appropriate buffer size for the reader.
+ *
+ * @return Reader for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Reader openReader() throws FetchException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a Reader for reading Clob data. The Clob implementation selects
+ * an appropriate buffer size for the reader.
+ *
+ * @param pos desired zero-based position to read from
+ * @return Reader for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Reader openReader(long pos) throws FetchException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a Reader for reading Clob data. A suggested buffer size must be
+ * provided, but it might be ignored by the Clob implementation.
+ *
+ * @param pos desired zero-based position to read from
+ * @param bufferSize suggest that the reader buffer be at least this large (in characters)
+ * @return Reader for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Reader openReader(long pos, int bufferSize) throws FetchException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the length of this Clob, in characters.
+ */
+ long getLength() throws FetchException;
+
+ /**
+ * Convenience method to capture all the Clob data as a single String. Call
+ * within a transaction scope to ensure the data does not change while the
+ * String is being built.
+ *
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if Clob length is greater than Integer.MAX_VALUE
+ * @throws OutOfMemoryError if not enough memory to hold Clob as a single String
+ */
+ String asString() throws FetchException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a Writer for writing Clob data, positioned at the start. The
+ * Clob implementation selects an appropriate buffer size for the writer.
+ *
+ * @return Writer for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Writer openWriter() throws PersistException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a Writer for writing Clob data. The Clob implementation selects
+ * an appropriate buffer size for the writer.
+ *
+ * @param pos desired zero-based position to write to
+ * @return Writer for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Writer openWriter(long pos) throws PersistException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a Writer for writing Clob data. A suggested buffer size must be
+ * provided, but it might be ignored by the Clob implementation.
+ *
+ * @param pos desired zero-based position to write to
+ * @param bufferSize suggest that the writer buffer be at least this large (in characters)
+ * @return Writer for this Blob, which is not guaranteed to be thread-safe
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if position is negative
+ */
+ Writer openWriter(long pos, int bufferSize) throws PersistException;
+
+ /**
+ * Set the length of this Clob, in characters. If the new length is
+ * shorter, the Clob is truncated. If the new length is longer, the Clob is
+ * padded with '\0' characters.
+ *
+ * @param length new length to set to
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if length is negative
+ * @throws com.amazon.carbonado.PersistDeniedException if Clob is read-only
+ */
+ void setLength(long length) throws PersistException;
+
+ /**
+ * Convenience method to overwrite all Clob data with the value of a single
+ * String. The Clob length may grow or shrink, to match the String
+ * value. Call within a transaction scope to ensure the data and length
+ * does not change while the value is set.
+ *
+ * @param value Clob is overwritten with this value
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if value is null
+ */
+ void setValue(String value) throws PersistException;
+}