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package org.apache.iotdb.db.query.reader;

import java.io.IOException;

public interface IReaderByTimestamp {

  /**
   * Returns the corresponding value under this timestamp. Returns null if no value under this
   * timestamp.
   * <p>
   * Note that calling this method will change the status of this reader irreversibly just like
   * <code>next</code>. The difference is that <code>next</code> moves one step forward while
   * <code>getValueInTimestamp</code> advances towards the given timestamp.
   * <p>
   * Attention: DO call this method with monotonically increasing timestamps. There is no guarantee
   * of correctness with any other way of calling. For example, DO NOT call this method twice with
   * the same timestamp.
   */
  Object getValueInTimestamp(long timestamp) throws IOException;

  boolean hasNext() throws IOException;
}
