cassandra-trunk/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/lifecycle/LifecycleNewTracker.java
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package org.apache.cassandra.db.lifecycle;

import org.apache.cassandra.db.compaction.OperationType;
import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.SSTable;

/**
 * An interface for tracking new sstables added to a LifecycleTransaction, possibly through some proxy.
 */
public interface LifecycleNewTracker
{
    /**
     * Called when a new table is about to be created, so that this table can be tracked by a transaction.
     * @param table - the new table to be tracked
     */
    void trackNew(SSTable table);


    /**
     * Called when a new table is no longer required, so that this table can be untracked by a transaction.
     * @param table - the table to be untracked
     */
    void untrackNew(SSTable table);

    /**
     * @return the type of operation tracking these sstables
     */
    OperationType opType();
}
