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namespace Org.Apache.REEF.IMRU.API
{
/// <summary>
/// Interface to be implemented by Map functions in IMRU.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Objects of this type are stateful in the sense that the Map function will be called many times, and state can be
/// kept in instance variables in between these invocations.
/// The data the map is performed on is assumed to be passed in as a constructor parameter.
/// </remarks>
/// <typeparam name="TMapInput">The type of the side information provided to the Map function</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TMapOutput">The return type of the Map function</typeparam>
public interface IMapFunction<in TMapInput, out TMapOutput>
{
/// <summary>
/// Computes new output based on the given side information and data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mapInput">Can't be null.</param>
/// <returns>The output of this map round. Can't be null.</returns>
TMapOutput Map(TMapInput mapInput);
}
}