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package org.apache.tez.runtime.api;

import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience.Public;

/**
 * Context handle for the Output to initialize itself.
 * This interface is not supposed to be implemented by users
 */
@Public
public interface OutputContext extends TaskContext {

  /**
   * Get the Vertex Name of the Destination that is the recipient of this
   * Output's data
   * @return Name of the Destination Vertex
   */
  public String getDestinationVertexName();
  
  /**
   * Get the index of the output in the set of all outputs for the task. The 
   * index will be consistent and valid only among the tasks of this vertex.
   * @return index
   */
  public int getOutputIndex();
  
  /**
   * Get an {@link OutputStatisticsReporter} for this {@link Output} that can
   * be used to report statistics like data size
   * @return {@link OutputStatisticsReporter}
   */
  public OutputStatisticsReporter getStatisticsReporter();

}