using Lucene.Net.Util;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Lucene.Net.Search.Suggest.Fst
{
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    /// <summary>
    /// Collects <see cref="BytesRef"/> and then allows one to iterate over their sorted order. Implementations
    /// of this interface will be called in a single-threaded scenario.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IBytesRefSorter
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Adds a single suggestion entry (possibly compound with its bucket).
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="System.IO.IOException"> If an I/O exception occurs. </exception>
        /// <exception cref="System.InvalidOperationException"> If an addition attempt is performed after
        /// a call to <see cref="GetIterator"/> has been made. </exception>
        void Add(BytesRef utf8);

        /// <summary>
        /// Sorts the entries added in <see cref="Add(BytesRef)"/> and returns 
        /// an enumerator over all sorted entries.
        /// </summary>
        /// <exception cref="System.IO.IOException"> If an I/O exception occurs. </exception>
        IBytesRefIterator GetIterator();

        /// <summary>
        /// Comparer used to determine the sort order of entries.
        /// </summary>
        IComparer<BytesRef> Comparer { get; }
    }
}
