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| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
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| */ |
| package com.datatorrent.lib.converter; |
| |
| import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability; |
| |
| /** |
| * Operators that are converting tuples from one format to another must |
| * implement this interface. Eg. Parsers or formatters , that parse data of |
| * certain format and convert them to another format. |
| * |
| * @param <INPUT> |
| * @param <OUTPUT> |
| * @since 3.2.0 |
| */ |
| @InterfaceStability.Evolving |
| public interface Converter<INPUT, OUTPUT> |
| { |
| /** |
| * Provide the implementation for converting tuples from one format to the |
| * other |
| * |
| * @param tuple tuple of certain format |
| * @return OUTPUT tuple of converted format |
| */ |
| public OUTPUT convert(INPUT tuple); |
| } |