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  package org.apache.cassandra.index.sasi.sa;
  
  import java.nio.Buffer;
  import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
  
  import org.apache.cassandra.index.sasi.disk.TokenTreeBuilder;
  import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
  
  public abstract class Term<T extends Buffer>
  {
      protected final int position;
      protected final T value;
      protected TokenTreeBuilder tokens;
  
  
      public Term(int position, T value, TokenTreeBuilder tokens)
      {
          this.position = position;
          this.value = value;
          this.tokens = tokens;
      }
  
      public int getPosition()
      {
          return position;
      }
  
      public abstract ByteBuffer getTerm();
      public abstract ByteBuffer getSuffix(int start);
  
      public TokenTreeBuilder getTokens()
      {
          return tokens;
      }
  
      public abstract int compareTo(AbstractType<?> comparator, Term other);
  
      public abstract int length();
  
  }
  
  