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| package org.apache.sqoop.tools; |
| |
| /** |
| * Abstract class describing Sqoop tool. |
| * |
| * Tools are server side actions that administrator might need to execute as |
| * one time action. They do not serve as a service and are not participating |
| * in data transfers (unlike Sqoop 1 tools). They are strictly maintenance |
| * related such as "validate deployment" or "upgrade repository". |
| * |
| * All tools are executed in the same environment as Sqoop server itself (classpath, |
| * configuration, java properties, ...). |
| */ |
| public abstract class Tool { |
| |
| /** |
| * Run the tool. |
| * |
| * @param arguments Arguments as were entered on the command line |
| * @return true if the execution was successful |
| */ |
| abstract public boolean runTool(String[] arguments); |
| } |
