GIRAPH-1168

closes #57
diff --git a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/GiraphConstants.java b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/GiraphConstants.java
index 9340472..44b2a44 100644
--- a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/GiraphConstants.java
+++ b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/GiraphConstants.java
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.ComputationFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultComputationFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultEdgeValueFactory;
+import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultMessageValueFactory;
+import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultOutEdgesFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultVertexIdFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.DefaultVertexValueFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.EdgeValueFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.MessageValueFactory;
+import org.apache.giraph.factories.OutEdgesFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.VertexIdFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.VertexValueFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.graph.Computation;
@@ -198,6 +201,16 @@
       ClassConfOption.create("giraph.inputOutEdgesClass",
           ByteArrayEdges.class, OutEdges.class,
           "Vertex edges class to be used during edge input only - optional");
+  /** OutEdges factory class - optional */
+  ClassConfOption<OutEdgesFactory> VERTEX_EDGES_FACTORY_CLASS =
+      ClassConfOption.create("giraph.outEdgesFactoryClass",
+        DefaultOutEdgesFactory.class, OutEdgesFactory.class,
+          "OutEdges factory class - optional");
+  /** OutEdges for input factory class - optional */
+  ClassConfOption<OutEdgesFactory> INPUT_VERTEX_EDGES_FACTORY_CLASS =
+      ClassConfOption.create("giraph.inputOutEdgesFactoryClass",
+        DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory.class, OutEdgesFactory.class,
+          "OutEdges for input factory class - optional");
 
   /** Class for Master - optional */
   ClassConfOption<MasterCompute> MASTER_COMPUTE_CLASS =
diff --git a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration.java b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration.java
index 1d541c3..680368b 100644
--- a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration.java
+++ b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/conf/ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.ComputationFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.EdgeValueFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.MessageValueFactory;
+import org.apache.giraph.factories.OutEdgesFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.ValueFactories;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.VertexIdFactory;
 import org.apache.giraph.factories.VertexValueFactory;
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@
   private Class<? extends Writable> mappingTargetClass = null;
   /** Value (IVEMM) Factories */
   private final ValueFactories<I, V, E> valueFactories;
+  /** Factory to create {@link OutEdges} for computation */
+  private final OutEdgesFactory<I, E> outEdgesFactory;
+  /** Factory to create {@link OutEdges} for input */
+  private final OutEdgesFactory<I, E> inputOutEdgesFactory;
   /** Language values (IVEMM) are implemented in */
   private final PerGraphTypeEnum<Language> valueLanguages;
   /** Whether values (IVEMM) need Jython wrappers */
@@ -148,6 +153,8 @@
         GiraphConstants.GRAPH_TYPES_NEEDS_WRAPPERS, conf);
     isStaticGraph = GiraphConstants.STATIC_GRAPH.get(this);
     valueFactories = new ValueFactories<I, V, E>(this);
+    outEdgesFactory = VERTEX_EDGES_FACTORY_CLASS.newInstance(this);
+    inputOutEdgesFactory = INPUT_VERTEX_EDGES_FACTORY_CLASS.newInstance(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1083,7 +1090,7 @@
    * @return Instantiated user OutEdges
    */
   public OutEdges<I, E> createOutEdges() {
-    return ReflectionUtils.newInstance(getOutEdgesClass(), this);
+    return outEdgesFactory.newInstance();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1132,7 +1139,7 @@
    * @return Instantiated user input OutEdges
    */
   public OutEdges<I, E> createInputOutEdges() {
-    return ReflectionUtils.newInstance(getInputOutEdgesClass(), this);
+    return inputOutEdgesFactory.newInstance();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory.java b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85e9664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.giraph.factories;
+
+import org.apache.giraph.conf.GiraphConfigurationSettable;
+import org.apache.giraph.conf.ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration;
+import org.apache.giraph.edge.OutEdges;
+import org.apache.giraph.utils.ReflectionUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;
+
+/**
+ * Default factory class for creating {@link OutEdges} instances to be used
+ * during input. This factory simply creates an instance of the
+ * {@link OutEdges} class set in the configuration.
+ *
+ * @param <I> Vertex ID type.
+ * @param <E> Edge value type.
+ */
+public class DefaultInputOutEdgesFactory<I extends WritableComparable,
+  E extends Writable> implements OutEdgesFactory<I, E>,
+  GiraphConfigurationSettable {
+  /** Configuration */
+  private ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration<I, ?, E> conf;
+
+  @Override
+  public void setConf(ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration conf) {
+    this.conf = conf;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public OutEdges<I, E> newInstance() {
+    return ReflectionUtils.newInstance(conf.getInputOutEdgesClass(), conf);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultOutEdgesFactory.java b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultOutEdgesFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32218f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/DefaultOutEdgesFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.giraph.factories;
+
+import org.apache.giraph.conf.GiraphConfigurationSettable;
+import org.apache.giraph.conf.ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration;
+import org.apache.giraph.edge.OutEdges;
+import org.apache.giraph.utils.ReflectionUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;
+
+/**
+ * Default factory class for creating {@link OutEdges} instances to be used
+ * during computation. This factory simply creates an instance of the
+ * {@link OutEdges} class set in the configuration.
+ *
+ * @param <I> Vertex ID type.
+ * @param <E> Edge value type.
+ */
+public class DefaultOutEdgesFactory<I extends WritableComparable,
+  E extends Writable> implements OutEdgesFactory<I, E>,
+  GiraphConfigurationSettable {
+  /** Configuration */
+  private ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration<I, ?, E> conf;
+
+  @Override
+  public void setConf(ImmutableClassesGiraphConfiguration conf) {
+    this.conf = conf;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public OutEdges<I, E> newInstance() {
+    return ReflectionUtils.newInstance(conf.getOutEdgesClass(), conf);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/OutEdgesFactory.java b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/OutEdgesFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..621855e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/giraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/giraph/factories/OutEdgesFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.giraph.factories;
+
+import org.apache.giraph.edge.OutEdges;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * Factory interface for creating {@link OutEdges} instances.
+ *
+ * @param <I> Vertex ID type.
+ * @param <E> Edge value type.
+ */
+public interface OutEdgesFactory<I extends WritableComparable,
+  E extends Writable> extends Serializable {
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new {@link OutEdges instance}.
+   *
+   * @return {@link OutEdges} instance.
+   */
+  OutEdges<I, E> newInstance();
+}