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package com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.metadata.token;

import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metadata.token.Token;
import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metadata.token.TokenRange;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

Manages token instances for a partitioner implementation. /** Manages token instances for a partitioner implementation. */
public interface TokenFactory {

  String getPartitionerName();

  Token hash(ByteBuffer partitionKey);

  Token parse(String tokenString);

  String format(Token token);

  
The minimum token is a special value that no key ever hashes to, it's used both as lower and
upper bound.
/**
   * The minimum token is a special value that no key ever hashes to, it's used both as lower and
   * upper bound.
   */
  Token minToken();

  TokenRange range(Token start, Token end);
}