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package org.apache.hadoop.tools.rumen;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
/**
* Interface to output a sequence of objects of type T.
*/
public interface Outputter<T> extends Closeable {
/**
* Initialize the {@link Outputter} to a specific path.
* @param path The {@link Path} to the output file.
* @param conf Configuration
* @throws IOException
*/
public void init(Path path, Configuration conf) throws IOException;
/**
* Output an object.
* @param object The objecte.
* @throws IOException
*/
public void output(T object) throws IOException;
}