@return a {@link Comparator} instance which can be used for Java-level sorting of byte arrays.

Lexicographically compare this string reference to other.

Verifies that the results of a getRange are the same in the database and in memory

only callable after getTagData returns a null reference

only callable after getTagData returns a null reference

only callable after getTagData returns a null reference

Test whether the queue is empty.

excludes localities by setting the keys in api version below 7.0

Extends the lock on a task previously locked by get_one for another self.timeout seconds. If the task has already timed out, raises TaskTimedO

Return best possible fitness for singleton. Note that lower fitness is better.

Finds and returns a new process for role

Various fast log computations.

Gets an indexed item without forcing a type. @param index the index of the item to return @return an item from the list, without forcing type conver

Returns the list of IPAddresses of the workers that match the given locality. Example: locality="dcid:primary" returns all the ip addresses of the wor

Returns a list of public network addresses as strings, one for each of the storage servers responsible for storing {@code key} and its associated valu

Gets an indexed item as a {@link BigInteger}. This function will not do type conversion and so will throw a {@code ClassCastException} if the tuple e