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package org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.storage;

import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.Unstable;

/**
 * A namespace identifier for the storage instance segment, a grouping of data that should be kept
 * isolated from the data of other segments.
 */
@Unstable
public interface SegmentIdentifier {

  /**
   * Name for the segment consistent throughout the lifetime of the segment.
   *
   * @return unique name of the segment.
   */
  String getName();

  /**
   * Identifier for the segment consistent throughout the lifetime of the segment.
   *
   * @return unique id of the segment.
   */
  byte[] getId();

  /**
   * Not all segments are in all DB versions. This queries the segment to see if it is in the DB
   * version.
   *
   * @param version Version of the DB
   * @return true if the segment is in that DB version
   */
  default boolean includeInDatabaseVersion(final int version) {
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Define if this segment contains data that is never updated, but only added and optionally
   * deleted. Example is append only data like the blockchain. This information can be used by the
   * underlying implementation to apply specific optimization for this use case.
   *
   * @return true if the segment contains only static data
   */
  boolean containsStaticData();
}
