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package org.apache.paimon.sort;

/** Indexed sorter to provide sort. */
public interface IndexedSorter {

    /**
     * Sort the items accessed through the given IndexedSortable over the given range of logical
     * indices. From the perspective of the sort algorithm, each index between l (inclusive) and r
     * (exclusive) is an addressable entry.
     *
     * @see IndexedSortable#compare
     * @see IndexedSortable#swap
     */
    void sort(IndexedSortable s, int l, int r);

    void sort(IndexedSortable s);
}
