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package org.apache.hudi.common.bloom;

/**
 * A Bloom filter interface.
 */
public interface BloomFilter {

  /**
   * Add a key to the {@link BloomFilter}.
   *
   * @param key the key to the added to the {@link BloomFilter}
   */
  void add(String key);

  /**
   * Tests for key membership.
   *
   * @param key the key to be checked for membership
   * @return {@code true} if key may be found, {@code false} if key is not found for sure.
   */
  boolean mightContain(String key);

  /**
   * Serialize the bloom filter as a string.
   */
  String serializeToString();

  /**
   * @return the bloom index type code.
   **/
  BloomFilterTypeCode getBloomFilterTypeCode();
}
