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15   */
16  package org.apache.ibatis.cursor;
17  
18  import java.io.Closeable;
19  
20  /**
21   * Cursor contract to handle fetching items lazily using an Iterator.
22   * Cursors are a perfect fit to handle millions of items queries that would not normally fit in memory.
23   * If you use collections in resultMaps then cursor SQL queries must be ordered (resultOrdered="true")
24   * using the id columns of the resultMap.
25   *
26   * @author Guillaume Darmont / guillaume@dropinocean.com
27   */
28  public interface Cursor<T> extends Closeable, Iterable<T> {
29  
30    /**
31     * @return true if the cursor has started to fetch items from database.
32     */
33    boolean isOpen();
34  
35    /**
36     *
37     * @return true if the cursor is fully consumed and has returned all elements matching the query.
38     */
39    boolean isConsumed();
40  
41    /**
42     * Get the current item index. The first item has the index 0.
43     *
44     * @return -1 if the first cursor item has not been retrieved. The index of the current item retrieved.
45     */
46    int getCurrentIndex();
47  }