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Interface ChunkIoService

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnvilChunkIoService

public interface ChunkIoService

Provider of chunk I/O services.

Implemented by classes to provide a way of saving and loading chunks to external storage.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	read(GlowChunk chunk) Reads a single chunk.
void	unload() Unload the service, performing any cleanup necessary.
void	write(GlowChunk chunk) Writes a single chunk.

Method Detail

read

boolean read(GlowChunk chunk)
      throws IOException

Reads a single chunk. The provided chunk must not yet be initialized.

Parameters:

chunk - The GlowChunk to read into.

Returns:

if the read was successful.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

write

void write(GlowChunk chunk)
    throws IOException

Writes a single chunk.

Parameters:

chunk - The GlowChunk to write from.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.

unload

void unload()
     throws IOException

Unload the service, performing any cleanup necessary.

Throws:

IOException - if an I/O error occurs.