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package gocql

// Compressor defines the interface for frame compression and decompression.
// Implementations provide compression algorithms like Snappy and LZ4 that can be used
// to reduce network traffic between the driver and Cassandra nodes.
type Compressor interface {
	Name() string

	// AppendCompressedWithLength compresses src bytes, appends the length of the compressed bytes to dst
	// and then appends the compressed bytes to dst.
	// It returns a new byte slice that is the result of the append operation.
	AppendCompressedWithLength(dst, src []byte) ([]byte, error)

	// AppendDecompressedWithLength reads the length of the decompressed bytes from src,
	// decompressed bytes from src and appends the decompressed bytes to dst.
	// It returns a new byte slice that is the result of the append operation.
	AppendDecompressedWithLength(dst, src []byte) ([]byte, error)

	// AppendCompressed compresses src bytes and appends the compressed bytes to dst.
	// It returns a new byte slice that is the result of the append operation.
	AppendCompressed(dst, src []byte) ([]byte, error)

	// AppendDecompressed decompresses bytes from src and appends the decompressed bytes to dst.
	// It returns a new byte slice that is the result of the append operation.
	AppendDecompressed(dst, src []byte, decompressedLength uint32) ([]byte, error)
}