src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/chukwa/datacollection/writer/PipelineableWriter.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.chukwa.datacollection.writer;

import java.util.List;
import org.apache.hadoop.chukwa.Chunk;


public abstract class PipelineableWriter implements ChukwaWriter {
  protected ChukwaWriter next;
  public void setNextStage(ChukwaWriter next) {
    this.next = next;
  }
  
  public CommitStatus add(List<Chunk> chunks) throws WriterException {
    if (next != null)
      return next.add(chunks); //pass data through
    else
      return ChukwaWriter.COMMIT_OK;
  }
  
  
}