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package org.apache.hcatalog.mapreduce;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;

/** The InputFormat to use to read data from HCatalog. */
public class HCatInputFormat extends HCatBaseInputFormat {

    /**
     * Set the input information to use for the job. This queries the metadata server
     * with the specified partition predicates, gets the matching partitions, and
     * puts the information in the conf object. The inputInfo object is updated
     * with information needed in the client context.
     * @param job the job object
     * @param inputJobInfo the input information about the table to read
     * @throws IOException the exception in communicating with the metadata server
     */
    public static void setInput(Job job,
                                InputJobInfo inputJobInfo) throws IOException {
        try {
            InitializeInput.setInput(job, inputJobInfo);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new IOException(e);
        }
    }


}