cassandra-trunk/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/functions/AggregateFunction.java
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package org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.InvalidRequestException;
import org.apache.cassandra.transport.ProtocolVersion;

/**
 * Performs a calculation on a set of values and return a single value.
 */
public interface AggregateFunction extends Function
{
    /**
     * Creates a new <code>Aggregate</code> instance.
     *
     * @return a new <code>Aggregate</code> instance.
     */
    public Aggregate newAggregate() throws InvalidRequestException;

    /**
     * An aggregation operation.
     */
    interface Aggregate
    {
        /**
         * Adds the specified input to this aggregate.
         *
         * @param arguments the values to add to the aggregate.
         */
        public void addInput(Arguments arguments) throws InvalidRequestException;

        /**
         * Computes and returns the aggregate current value.
         *
         * @param protocolVersion native protocol version
         * @return the aggregate current value.
         */
        public ByteBuffer compute(ProtocolVersion protocolVersion) throws InvalidRequestException;

        /**
         * Reset this aggregate.
         */
        public void reset();
    }
}
