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  package org.apache.asterix.external.api;
  
  /**
   * This interface represents a raw record that is not parsed yet.
   * @param <T>
   */
  public interface IRawRecord<T> {
      /**
       * @return the bytes representing this record. This is intended to be used for passing raw records in frames and
       *         performing lazy deserialization on them. If the record can't be serialized, this method returns null.
       */
      public byte[] getBytes();
  
      /**
       * @return the java object of the record.
       */
      public T get();
  
      /**
       * Resets the object to prepare it for another write operation.
       */
      public void reset();
  
      /**
       * @return The size of the valid bytes of the object. If the object can't be serialized, this method returns -1
       */
      int size();
  
      /**
       * Sets the new value of the record
       * @param t
       */
      public void set(T t);
  }
  