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package azkaban.spi;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;


/**
 * The Azkaban Storage interface would facilitate getting and putting objects into a storage mechanism of choice.
 * By default, this is set to the MySQL database. However, users can have the ability to choose between multiple
 * storage types in future.
 *
 * This is different from storing Azkaban state in MySQL which would typically be maintained in a different database.
 *
 * Note: This is a synchronous interface.
 */
public interface Storage {

  /**
   * Get an InputStream object by providing a key.
   *
   * @param key The key is a string pointing to the blob in Storage.
   * @return InputStream for fetching the blob. null if the key is not found.
   *
   */
  InputStream get(String key) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Put an object and return a key.
   *
   * @param metadata Metadata related to the input stream
   * @param localFile Read data from a local file
   *
   * @return Key associated with the current object on successful put
   */
  String put(StorageMetadata metadata, File localFile);

  /**
   * Delete an object from Storage.
   *
   * @param key The key is a string pointing to the blob in Storage.
   * @return true if delete was successful. false if there was nothing to delete.
   */
  boolean delete(String key);
}
