/*
 * Copyright 2015 Ben Manes. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
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 */
package com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.simulator.parser;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.stream.LongStream;

/**
 * A reader to an access trace.
 *
 * @author ben.manes@gmail.com (Ben Manes)
 */
public interface TraceReader {

  /**
   * Creates a {@link LongStream} that lazily reads the trace source.
   * <p>
   * If timely disposal of underlying resources is required, the try-with-resources construct should
   * be used to ensure that the stream's {@link java.util.stream.Stream#close close} method is
   * invoked after the stream operations are completed.
   *
   * @return a lazy stream of cache events
   */
  LongStream events() throws IOException;
}
