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package org.apache.drill.exec.record;

import org.apache.drill.common.expression.SchemaPath;
import org.apache.drill.exec.memory.BufferAllocator;
import org.apache.drill.exec.vector.ValueVector;


public interface VectorWrapper<T extends ValueVector> {



  public Class<T> getVectorClass();
  public MaterializedField getField();
  public T getValueVector();
  public T[] getValueVectors();
  public boolean isHyper();
  public void clear();
  public VectorWrapper<T> cloneAndTransfer(BufferAllocator allocator);
  public VectorWrapper<?> getChildWrapper(int[] ids);
  public void transfer(VectorWrapper<?> destination);

  /**
   * Traverse the object graph and determine whether the provided SchemaPath matches data within the Wrapper.  If so, return a TypedFieldId associated with this path.
   * @return TypedFieldId
   */
  public TypedFieldId getFieldIdIfMatches(int id, SchemaPath expectedPath);
}
