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package org.apache.giraph.block_app.framework.output;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.Progressable;

/**
 * Output description
 *
 * @param <OW> Writer type
 */
public interface BlockOutputDesc<OW extends BlockOutputWriter> {
  /**
   * Initialize output and perform any necessary checks
   *
   * @param jobIdentifier Unique identifier of the job
   * @param conf Configuration
   */
  void initializeAndCheck(String jobIdentifier, Configuration conf);

  /**
   * Create writer
   *
   * @param conf Configuration
   * @param hadoopProgressable Progressable to call progress on
   * @return Writer
   */
  OW createOutputWriter(Configuration conf, Progressable hadoopProgressable);

  /**
   * Commit everything
   */
  void commit();
}
