Package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.segment.spi.persistence

Interface JournalFileReader

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SplitJournalFileReader

public interface JournalFileReader
extends Closeable

The JournalFile reader. It reads the journal file backwards, starting from the last written line.

The implementation doesn't need to be thread-safe.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	readLine()	Read the line from the journal, using LIFO strategy (last in, first out).

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Details

readLine

String readLine()
         throws IOException

Read the line from the journal, using LIFO strategy (last in, first out).

Returns:

the journal record

Throws:

IOException