package raft

import (
	"io"
)

// FSM provides an interface that can be implemented by
// clients to make use of the replicated log.
type FSM interface {
	// Apply log is invoked once a log entry is committed.
	Apply(*Log) interface{}

	// Snapshot is used to support log compaction. This call should
	// return an FSMSnapshot which can be used to save a point-in-time
	// snapshot of the FSM. Apply and Snapshot are not called in multiple
	// threads, but Apply will be called concurrently with Persist. This means
	// the FSM should be implemented in a fashion that allows for concurrent
	// updates while a snapshot is happening.
	Snapshot() (FSMSnapshot, error)

	// Restore is used to restore an FSM from a snapshot. It is not called
	// concurrently with any other command. The FSM must discard all previous
	// state.
	Restore(io.ReadCloser) error
}

// FSMSnapshot is returned by an FSM in response to a Snapshot
// It must be safe to invoke FSMSnapshot methods with concurrent
// calls to Apply.
type FSMSnapshot interface {
	// Persist should dump all necessary state to the WriteCloser 'sink',
	// and call sink.Close() when finished or call sink.Cancel() on error.
	Persist(sink SnapshotSink) error

	// Release is invoked when we are finished with the snapshot.
	Release()
}