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package org.apache.tez.runtime.api;

/**
 * An @link {@link Input} which handles all incoming physical connections on an
 * edge. A {@link LogicalIOProcessor} sees a single Logical Input per incoming
 * edge.
 */
public interface LogicalInput extends Input {

  /**
   * Sets the number of physical inputs that this <code>LogicalInput</code> will
   * receive. This will be called by the Tez framework before initializing the
   * <code>LogicalInput</code>
   * 
   * @param numInputs
   *          the number of physical inputs.
   */
  public void setNumPhysicalInputs(int numInputs);
}