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| |
| package org.apache.tez.runtime.api; |
| |
| import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience.Public; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents an input through which a {@link Processor} receives data on an edge. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * This interface has methods which can be used by a {@link org.apache.tez.runtime.api.Processor} |
| * to control execution of this Input and read data from it. |
| * |
| * Actual implementations are expected to derive from {@link AbstractLogicalInput} |
| */ |
| @Public |
| public interface Input { |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Start any processing that the Input may need to perform. It is the |
| * responsibility of the Processor to start Inputs. |
| * |
| * This typically acts as a signal to Inputs to start any Processing that they |
| * may required. A blocking implementation of this method should not be used |
| * as a mechanism to determine when an Input is actually ready. |
| * |
| * This method may be invoked by the framework under certain circumstances, |
| * and as such requires the implementation to be non-blocking. |
| * |
| * Inputs must be written to handle multiple start invocations - typically |
| * honoring only the first one. |
| * |
| * @throws Exception |
| */ |
| public void start() throws Exception; |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets an instance of the {@link Reader} for this <code>Output</code> |
| * |
| * @return Gets an instance of the {@link Reader} for this <code>Output</code> |
| * @throws Exception |
| * if an error occurs |
| */ |
| public Reader getReader() throws Exception; |
| } |