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package org.apache.drill.exec.store.mock;

import org.apache.drill.exec.vector.ValueVector;

/**
 * Interface which all mock column data generators must
 * implement. Each has a {@link #setup} method which is given
 * the column definition for the column. This definition may have
 * additional configuration information for the column (column width,
 * precision, etc.). Each also has a {@link #setValue} method that
 * does the work of setting a specific value vector position to the
 * generated value. The implementation is expected to cast the
 * vector to the type supported by that particular generator.
 * (This is test code; we're not overly concerned with the overhead
 * of such casts.)
 */
public interface FieldGen {
  void setup(ColumnDef colDef);
  void setValue(ValueVector v, int index);
}
