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+<?php
+// Own namespace
+namespace Org\Mxchange\CoreFramework\Index\File;
+
+// Import framework stuff
+use Org\Mxchange\CoreFramework\Index\Indexable;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for indexable file classes
+ *
+ * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
+ * @version 0.0.0
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2020 Core Developer Team
+ * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
+ * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+interface FileIndexer extends Indexable {
+ /**
+ * Adds given data's hash to the index file
+ *
+ * @param $stackName Name of stack to add hash
+ * @param $data Hash and gap position to be added to the index
+ * @return void
+ * @throws InvalidArgumentException If a parameter is not valid
+ */
+ function addHashedDataToIndex (string $stackName, array $data);
+
+ /**
+ * Searches for next suitable gap the given length of data can fit in
+ * including padding bytes.
+ *
+ * @param $length Length of raw data
+ * @return $seekPosition Found next gap's seek position
+ * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the parameter is not valid
+ */
+ function searchNextGap (int $length);
+
+ /**
+ * Writes at given position by seeking to it.
+ *
+ * @param $seekPosition Seek position in file
+ * @param $dataStream Data to be written
+ * @return mixed Number of writes bytes or false on error
+ * @throws InvalidArgumentException If a parameter is not valid
+ */
+ function writeAtPosition (int $seekPosition, string $dataStream);
+
+}