package pt.ist.fenixframework.plugins.luceneIndexing;

import pt.ist.fenixframework.plugins.luceneIndexing.domain.DomainIndexFile;

/**
 * This is an interface needed to allow that both DomainIndexFile (the persisted
 * instance of an index) and the RamIndex (the yet to be persisted index) are
 * dealt by pt.ist.fenixframework.plugins.luceneIndexing.LuceneDomainDirectory
 * in a transparent way.
 * 
 * @author Paulo Abrantes
 * 
 */
public interface IndexFile {

    public String getName();

    public void setName(String name);

    public Long getLastModified();

    public void setLastModified(Long time);

    public Long getLength();

    public void setLength(Long length);

    public DomainIndexFile getPersistentIndex();

    public RAMIndex getNonPersistentIndex();

    public boolean isPersisted();
}