package database

import "git.tcp.direct/tcp.direct/database/kv"

// Searcher must be able to search through our datastore(s) with strings.
type Searcher interface {
	// PrefixScan must retrieve all keys in the datastore and stream them to the given channel.
	PrefixScan(prefix string) (<-chan *kv.KeyValue, chan error)
	// Search must be able to search through the value contents of our database and stream the results to the given channel.
	Search(query string) (<-chan *kv.KeyValue, chan error)
	// ValueExists searches for an exact match of the given value and returns the key that contains it.
	ValueExists(value []byte) (key []byte, ok bool)
}