/* StormIndex.java * * Copyright (c) 2002, Benja Fallenstein * * You may use and distribute under the terms of either the GNU Lesser * General Public License, either version 2 of the license or, * at your choice, any later version. Alternatively, you may use and * distribute under the terms of the XPL. * * See the LICENSE.lgpl and LICENSE.xpl files for the specific terms of * the licenses. * * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the README * file for more details. * */ /* * Written by Benja Fallenstein */ package gzz.storm.index; import gzz.Obs; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; /** A possibly non-local index that may take a long time for searches. * In addition to the methods provided by Index, this * interface allows the specification of a timeout for the searches. */ public interface DistributedIndex extends Index { public Collection getMatches(Object key, int timeout); public Collection getMatches(Object key, Obs o, int timeout); }