tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/ITmfTraceKnownSize.java

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package org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.trace;

/**
 * An interface that trace classes can implement if they have a known size, so
 * that reading progress can be shown.
 *
 * @author Matthew Khouzam
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface ITmfTraceKnownSize {
    /**
     * Get the size of the trace. The units of this value are not important, but
     * they should always be the same as {@link #progress()}
     *
     * @return the size of the trace. This can change from one call to the
     *         other, but a later call to this method should not see a decrease
     *         in size.
     */
    int size();

    /**
     * How much of the trace is read. The units of this value are not important,
     * but they should always be the same as {@link #size()}
     *
     * @return how much of the trace is read. This should not exceed
     *         {@link #size()}
     */
    int progress();
}