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package org.apache.tez.runtime.api;

/**
 * An @link {@link Output} which handles all outgoing physical connections on an
 * edge. A {@link LogicalIOProcessor} sees a single Logical Output per outgoing
 * edge.
 */
public interface LogicalOutput extends Output {
  /**
   * Sets the number of physical ouputs that this <code>LogicalOutput</code>
   * will receive. This will be called by the Tez framework before initializing
   * the <code>LogicalOutput</code>
   * 
   * @param numOutputs
   *          the number of physical outputs
   */
  public void setNumPhysicalOutputs(int numOutputs);
}