PtBlockMeta

public class PtBlockMeta {

    //split the byte[] into 4 sections for the different data types
    int baseRowOffset;
    int baseColumnOffset;
    int baseTimestampOffset;
    int baseDataOffset;

    //number of bytes in each section of fixed width VInts
    int rowOffsetWidth;
    int columnOffsetWidth;
    int timestampDeltaWidth;
    int dataOffsetWidth;
    int dataLengthWidth;

    //used to allocate the minimum sized ByteBuffer when reading
    int maxRowLength;
    int maxColumnLength;

    //the timestamp from which the deltas are calculated
    protected long minTimestamp;
}