ledger_interface.go

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package ledger

import (
	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
)

// Ledger captures the methods that are common across the 'PeerLedger', 'OrdererLedger', and 'ValidatedLedger'
type Ledger interface {
	// GetBlockchainInfo returns basic info about blockchain
	GetBlockchainInfo() (*common.BlockchainInfo, error)
	// GetBlockByNumber returns block at a given height
	// blockNumber of  math.MaxUint64 will return last block
	GetBlockByNumber(blockNumber uint64) (*common.Block, error)
	// GetBlocksIterator returns an iterator that starts from `startBlockNumber`(inclusive).
	// The iterator is a blocking iterator i.e., it blocks till the next block gets available in the ledger
	// ResultsIterator contains type BlockHolder
	GetBlocksIterator(startBlockNumber uint64) (ResultsIterator, error)
	// Close closes the ledger
	Close()
	// Commit adds a new block
	Commit(block *common.Block) error
}

// ResultsIterator - an iterator for query result set
type ResultsIterator interface {
	// Next returns the next item in the result set. The `QueryResult` is expected to be nil when
	// the iterator gets exhausted
	Next() (QueryResult, error)
	// Close releases resources occupied by the iterator
	Close()
}

// QueryResult - a general interface for supporting different types of query results. Actual types differ for different queries
type QueryResult interface{}

// PrunePolicy - a general interface for supporting different pruning policies
type PrunePolicy interface{}