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package org.apache.cassandra.io.util;

import java.io.*;

import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;

Extension to DataInput that provides support for reading varints
/** * Extension to DataInput that provides support for reading varints */
public interface DataInputPlus extends DataInput { default long readVInt() throws IOException { return VIntCoding.readVInt(this); }
Think hard before opting for an unsigned encoding. Is this going to bite someone because some day they might need to pass in a sentinel value using negative numbers? Is the risk worth it to save a few bytes? Signed, not a fan of unsigned values in protocols and formats
/** * Think hard before opting for an unsigned encoding. Is this going to bite someone because some day * they might need to pass in a sentinel value using negative numbers? Is the risk worth it * to save a few bytes? * * Signed, not a fan of unsigned values in protocols and formats */
default long readUnsignedVInt() throws IOException { return VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(this); }
Always skips the requested number of bytes, unless EOF is reached
Params:
  • n – number of bytes to skip
Returns:number of bytes skipped
/** * Always skips the requested number of bytes, unless EOF is reached * * @param n number of bytes to skip * @return number of bytes skipped */
public int skipBytes(int n) throws IOException; public default void skipBytesFully(int n) throws IOException { int skipped = skipBytes(n); if (skipped != n) throw new EOFException("EOF after " + skipped + " bytes out of " + n); }
Wrapper around an InputStream that provides no buffering but can decode varints
/** * Wrapper around an InputStream that provides no buffering but can decode varints */
public class DataInputStreamPlus extends DataInputStream implements DataInputPlus { public DataInputStreamPlus(InputStream is) { super(is); } } }