me.lucko.helper.bucket.partitioning

Interface PartitioningStrategy<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the object type

All Known Subinterfaces:

GenericPartitioningStrategy

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface PartitioningStrategy<T>

A function which determines the position of an object within a Bucket.

Functions will not necessarily return consistent results for subsequent calls using the same parameters, as their behaviour usually depends heavily on current bucket state.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	allocate(T object, Bucket<T> bucket) Calculates the index of the partition to use for the object.

Method Detail

allocate

int allocate(T object,
             Bucket<T> bucket)

Calculates the index of the partition to use for the object.

The index must be within range of the buckets size.

Parameters:

object - the object

bucket - the bucket

Returns:

the index