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package org.apache.tez.api;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.tez.records.OutputContext;

/**
 * {@link Output} represents a pipe through which an <em>tez</em> task
 * can send out outputs.
 */
public interface Output {

  /**
   * Initialize <code>Output</code>.
   * 
   * @param conf job configuration
   * @param master master process controlling the task
   * @throws IOException
   * @throws InterruptedException
   */
  public void initialize(Configuration conf, Master master) 
      throws IOException, InterruptedException;

  /** 
   * Writes a key/value pair.
   *
   * @param key the key to write.
   * @param value the value to write.
   * @throws IOException
   */      
  public void write(Object key, Object value
                             ) throws IOException, InterruptedException;

  /**
   * Returns the OutputContext for the particular <code>Output</code>. 
   * 
   * @return the OutputContext for this Output if it exists, otherwise null.
   */
  public OutputContext getOutputContext();
  
  /** 
   * Close this <code>Output</code> for future operations.
   * 
   * @throws IOException
   */ 
  public void close() throws IOException, InterruptedException;
}