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package org.apache.directory.server.xdbm;


import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Entry;


/**
 * A master table used to store indexable entries.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface MasterTable extends Table<String, Entry>
{
    /** the base name for the db file for this table */
    String DBF = "master";

    /** the sequence key - stores last sequence value in the admin table */
    String SEQPROP_KEY = "__sequence__";


    /**
     * Gets the next value from the sequence of this MasterTable.  This has
     * the side-effect of incrementing the sequence values permanently.
     *
     * @param entry the entry in case the id is derived from the entry.
     * @return the current value of this MasterTable's sequence incremented by one
     */
    String getNextId( Entry entry );
}