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  package org.apache.arrow.algorithm.sort;
  
  import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;
  
  /**
   * Basic interface for sorting a vector in-place. That is, the sorting is performed by modifying the
   * input vector, without creating a new sorted vector.
   *
   * @param <V> the vector type.
   */
  public interface InPlaceVectorSorter<V extends ValueVector> {
  
    /**
     * Sort a vector in-place.
     *
     * @param vec the vector to sort.
     * @param comparator the criteria for sort.
     */
    void sortInPlace(V vec, VectorValueComparator<V> comparator);
  }
  