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package org.apache.iotdb.db.writelog.io;

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.iotdb.db.qp.physical.PhysicalPlan;

/**
 * ILogReader is an iterator of PhysicalPlan but throws IOException and provide a close() method.
 * This class can be used just like java iterators, but remember to close it after use.
 */
public interface ILogReader {

  /**
   * release resources occupied by this object, like file streams.
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * return whether there exists next log to be read.
   * @return whether there exists next log to be read.
   * @throws IOException
   */
  boolean hasNext() throws FileNotFoundException;

  /**
   * return the next log read from media like a WAL file and covert it to a PhysicalPlan.
   * @return the next log as a PhysicalPlan
   * @throws java.util.NoSuchElementException when there are no more logs
   */
  PhysicalPlan next() throws FileNotFoundException;
}
