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package org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.TypeSerializer;
import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.EmptySerializer;
import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.MarshalException;
import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;

/**
 * A type that only accept empty data.
 * It is only useful as a value validation type, not as a comparator since column names can't be empty.
 */
public class EmptyType extends AbstractType<Void>
{
    public static final EmptyType instance = new EmptyType();

    private EmptyType() {} // singleton

    public int compare(ByteBuffer o1, ByteBuffer o2)
    {
        return 0;
    }

    public String getString(ByteBuffer bytes)
    {
        return "";
    }

    public ByteBuffer fromString(String source) throws MarshalException
    {
        if (!source.isEmpty())
            throw new MarshalException(String.format("'%s' is not empty", source));

        return ByteBufferUtil.EMPTY_BYTE_BUFFER;
    }

    public TypeSerializer<Void> getSerializer()
    {
        return EmptySerializer.instance;
    }
}
