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1   package nom.tam.fits.compression.provider.param.api;
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33  
34  /**
35   * <p>
36   * (<i>for internal use</i>) Compression parameters that are stored in the table along with the compressed data. Each
37   * parameter is associated to a comlumn in the table, and the parameter takes the value that is stored in the same row
38   * as the compressed data themselves.
39   * </p>
40   * <p>
41   * It is possible to make independent copies of a set of such parameters, e.g. for parallel processing. In such cases
42   * all copies share their underlying column data with the original, so changing the sotrage array of column data in
43   * either the original or any of its decendants will affect the original and all decendans equally.
44   * </p>
45   */
46  public interface ICompressColumnParameter extends ICompressParameter {
47      /**
48       * Returns the data column, in which each entry stores the parameter value for the compressed data of the
49       * corresponding row in the table.
50       *
51       * @return The array that contains the data for each compressed row.
52       *
53       * @see    #setColumnData(Object, int)
54       * @see    #getValueFromColumn(int)
55       * @see    #setValueInColumn(int)
56       *
57       * @since  1.18
58       */
59      Object getColumnData();
60  
61      /**
62       * @deprecated Provided for back compatibility only. Use {@link #getColumnData()} instead.
63       *
64       * @return     The array that contains the data for each compressed row.
65       */
66      @Deprecated
67      default Object column() {
68          return getColumnData();
69      }
70  
71      /**
72       * @deprecated Provided for back compatibility only. Use {@link #getColumnData()} instead. Returns the existing
73       *                 columm data for this parameter, or if there is no data specified yet, it returns the freshly
74       *                 created column data initialized to the default value of this parameters.
75       * 
76       * @return     a valid instance of the column data, either as previously specified, or initialized with the default
77       *                 values.
78       */
79      @Deprecated
80      default Object initializedColumn() {
81          return getColumnData();
82      }
83  
84      /**
85       * Sets new parameter data for each compressed row to be stored along as a separate parameter column in the
86       * compressed table. To discard prior column data with no replacement, you can call this as
87       * <code>setColumnData(null, 0)</code>.
88       *
89       * @param      column The array that contains the data for each compressed row. If not <code>null</code> the
90       *                        <code>size</code> parameter is ignored, and the size of the array is used instead.
91       * @param      size   The number of compressed rows in the table, if the <code>column</code> argument is
92       *                        <code>null</code>. If <code>size</code> is zero or negative, any prior column data will be
93       *                        discarded and <code>null</code> will be set.
94       * 
95       * @see               #getColumnData()
96       * 
97       * @deprecated        Use {@link #setColumnData(Object)} or {@link #createColumnData(int)} or
98       *                        {@link #setColumnSize(int)} instead.
99       */
100     @Deprecated
101     void setColumnData(Object column, int size);
102 
103     /**
104      * Sets new parameter data for each compressed row to be stored along as a separate parameter column in the
105      * compressed table.
106      *
107      * @param data The array that contains the data for each compressed row or <code>null</code> to discard prior data.
108      * 
109      * @see        #getColumnData()
110      * 
111      * @since      1.23
112      */
113     void setColumnData(Object data);
114 
115     /**
116      * Creates new data for this column parameter. All parameters in the new column data will be initialized to its
117      * default value, and all previously defined column parameters will be discarded.
118      *
119      * @param size The number of compressed rows in the table. It it is zero or negative, any prior column data will be
120      *                 discarded and <code>null</code> will be set.
121      * 
122      * @see        #setColumnSize(int)
123      * @see        #getColumnData()
124      * 
125      * @since      1.23
126      */
127     void createColumnData(int size);
128 
129     /**
130      * Ensures that the column has the right number of parameters, creating new data or resizing the existing data as
131      * necessary. If the column data is resized, the existing elements will be preserved up to the new size. Any
132      * parameters that were not previously present will be initialized to their default value.
133      *
134      * @param size The number of compressed rows in the table. It it is zero or negative, any prior column data will be
135      *                 discarded and <code>null</code> will be set.
136      * 
137      * @see        #createColumnData(int)
138      * @see        #getColumnData()
139      * 
140      * @since      1.23
141      */
142     void setColumnSize(int size);
143 
144     /**
145      * @deprecated        Provided for back compatibility only. Use {@link #setColumnData(Object, int)} instead.
146      *
147      * @param      column The array that contains the data for each compressed row. If not <code>null</code> the
148      *                        <code>size</code> parameter is ignored, and the size of the array is used instead.
149      * @param      size   The number of compressed rows in the table, if the <code>column</code> argument is
150      *                        <code>null</code>
151      */
152     @Deprecated
153     default void column(Object column, int size) {
154         setColumnData(column, size);
155     }
156 
157     /**
158      * Updates the associated compression options to use the parameter value defined to the compressed tile of the
159      * specified index.
160      *
161      * @param index the tile index, a.k.a. row index in the compressed data table.
162      *
163      * @see         #setValueInColumn(int)
164      * @see         #setColumnData(Object, int)
165      */
166     void getValueFromColumn(int index);
167 
168     /**
169      * Stores the current parameter value of the associated compression options for the tile of the specified index.
170      *
171      * @param index the tile index, a.k.a. row index in the compressed data table.
172      *
173      * @see         #getValueFromColumn(int)
174      * @see         #setColumnData(Object, int)
175      */
176     void setValueInColumn(int index);
177 
178     /**
179      * @deprecated       Provided for back compatibility only. Use {@link #setValueInColumn(int)} instead.
180      *
181      * @param      index the tile index, a.k.a. row index in the compressed data table.
182      */
183     @Deprecated
184     default void setValueFromColumn(int index) {
185         setValueInColumn(index);
186     }
187 
188 }