storage

type Interface interface {
	// Read retrieves a slice of entries from the storage. The output is a slice of the same type as
	// of `shape`, possibly of length 0.
	// The provided type has to implement a binary.Unmarshaler interface
	Read(key []byte, shape encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler, buckets ...[]byte) (interface{}, error)
	// ReadAll goes through each key of a bucket and return a slice of all values. This implies
	// therefore that all values in each key are of the same type (the shape provided)
	ReadAll(shape encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler, buckets ...[]byte) (interface{}, error)
	// Update replaces a set of entries by the new given set
	Update(key []byte, entries []encoding.BinaryMarshaler, buckets ...[]byte) error
	// Append adds at the end of an existing set the new given set
	Append(key []byte, entries []encoding.BinaryMarshaler, buckets ...[]byte) error
	// Delete complete removes all targeted entries
	Delete(key []byte, buckets ...[]byte) error
	// Reset empties a bucket
	Reset(buckets ...[]byte) error
	// Close terminates the communication with the storage
	Close() error
}