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package org.apache.tez.api;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;

/**
 * {@link Processor} represents the <em>tez</em> entity responsible for
 * consuming {@link Input} and producing {@link Output}. 
 */
public interface Processor {
  
  /**
   * Initialize the <code>Processor</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;
  
  /**
   * Process input data from <code>input</code> and 
   * send it to <code>output</code>.
   * 
   * @param in input
   * @param out output
   * @param master master process controlling the task
   * @throws IOException
   * @throws InterruptedException
   */
  public void process(Input in, Output  out) 
      throws IOException, InterruptedException;

  /**
   * Close the {@link Processor}.
   * 
   * @throws IOException
   * @throws InterruptedException
   */
  public void close() throws IOException, InterruptedException;

}