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+package DBM::Deep::Sector::File;
+
+use 5.006_000;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings FATAL => 'all';
+
+use base qw( DBM::Deep::Sector );
+
+use DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Reference;
+use DBM::Deep::Sector::File::BucketList;
+use DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Index;
+use DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Null;
+use DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Scalar;
+
+my $STALE_SIZE = 2;
+
+sub base_size {
+ my $self = shift;
+ return $self->engine->SIG_SIZE + $STALE_SIZE;
+}
+
+sub free_meth { die "free_meth must be implemented in a child class" }
+
+sub free {
+ my $self = shift;
+
+ my $e = $self->engine;
+
+ $e->storage->print_at( $self->offset, $e->SIG_FREE );
+ # Skip staleness counter
+ $e->storage->print_at( $self->offset + $self->base_size,
+ chr(0) x ($self->size - $self->base_size),
+ );
+
+ my $free_meth = $self->free_meth;
+ $e->$free_meth( $self->offset, $self->size );
+
+ return;
+}
+
+=head2 load( $offset )
+
+This will instantiate and return the sector object that represents the data
+found at $offset.
+
+=cut
+
+sub load {
+ my $self = shift;
+ my ($engine, $offset) = @_;
+
+ # Add a catch for offset of 0 or 1
+ return if !$offset || $offset <= 1;
+
+ my $type = $engine->storage->read_at( $offset, 1 );
+ return if $type eq chr(0);
+
+ if ( $type eq $engine->SIG_ARRAY || $type eq $engine->SIG_HASH ) {
+ return DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Reference->new({
+ engine => $engine,
+ type => $type,
+ offset => $offset,
+ });
+ }
+ # XXX Don't we need key_md5 here?
+ elsif ( $type eq $engine->SIG_BLIST ) {
+ return DBM::Deep::Sector::File::BucketList->new({
+ engine => $engine,
+ type => $type,
+ offset => $offset,
+ });
+ }
+ elsif ( $type eq $engine->SIG_INDEX ) {
+ return DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Index->new({
+ engine => $engine,
+ type => $type,
+ offset => $offset,
+ });
+ }
+ elsif ( $type eq $engine->SIG_NULL ) {
+ return DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Null->new({
+ engine => $engine,
+ type => $type,
+ offset => $offset,
+ });
+ }
+ elsif ( $type eq $engine->SIG_DATA ) {
+ return DBM::Deep::Sector::File::Scalar->new({
+ engine => $engine,
+ type => $type,
+ offset => $offset,
+ });
+ }
+ # This was deleted from under us, so just return and let the caller figure it out.
+ elsif ( $type eq $engine->SIG_FREE ) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ DBM::Deep->_throw_error( "'$offset': Don't know what to do with type '$type'" );
+}
+
+1;
+__END__