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//******************************************************************************
//
// File: Source.java
// Package: edu.rit.pjmr
// Unit: Interface edu.rit.pjmr.Source
//
// This Java source file is copyright (C) 2015 by Alan Kaminsky. All rights
// reserved. For further information, contact the author, Alan Kaminsky, at
// ark@cs.rit.edu.
//
// This Java source file is part of the Parallel Java 2 Library ("PJ2"). PJ2 is
// free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
// the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
// either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
// PJ2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
// WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// A copy of the GNU General Public License is provided in the file gpl.txt. You
// may also obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License on the World Wide
// Web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.
//
//******************************************************************************
package edu.rit.pjmr;
import edu.rit.io.Streamable;
import edu.rit.util.Pair;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Interface Source specifies the interface for a data source in the Parallel
* Java Map Reduce Framework.
* <P>
* <I>Note:</I> A class that implements interface Source must be streamable.
* <P>
* <I>Note:</I> A class that implements interface Source must be multiple thread
* safe.
*
* @param <I> Data type for data record ID.
* @param <C> Data type for data record contents.
*
* @author Alan Kaminsky
* @version 12-Jan-2015
*/
public interface Source<I,C>
extends Streamable
{
// Exported operations.
/**
* Open this data source.
*
* @exception IOException
* Thrown if an I/O error occurred.
*/
public void open()
throws IOException;
/**
* Get the next data record from this data source. The data record is being
* requested by the mapper with the given ID. The data record is a
* {@linkplain Pair} containing a data record ID and the data record
* contents.
* <P>
* The mapper ID is an integer &ge; 0 that uniquely identifies a particular
* {@link Mapper}. The source cannot assume anything about which mapper IDs
* will be passed to the <TT>next()</TT> method. The source is allowed to
* ignore the mapper ID, if it makes no difference.
*
* @param id Mapper ID.
*
* @return Data record, or null if there are no more.
*
* @exception IOException
* Thrown if an I/O error occurred.
*/
public Pair<I,C> next
(int id)
throws IOException;
/**
* Close this data source.
*
* @exception IOException
* Thrown if an I/O error occurred.
*/
public void close()
throws IOException;
}