IterableCopyableDataset.java

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package gobblin.data.management.copy;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;

import gobblin.data.management.partition.FileSet;


/**
 * A {@link CopyableDatasetBase} that returns {@link CopyEntity}s as an iterator. It allows for scanning for files to
 * copy only when necessary. Reduces unnecessary work when the queue of {@link CopyEntity}s is full.
 */
public interface IterableCopyableDataset extends CopyableDatasetBase {

  /**
   * Get an iterator of {@link FileSet}s of {@link CopyEntity}, each one representing a group of files to copy and
   * associated actions.
   * @param targetFs target {@link org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem} where copied files will be placed.
   * @param configuration {@link gobblin.data.management.copy.CopyConfiguration} for this job. See {@link gobblin.data.management.copy.CopyConfiguration}.
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public Iterator<FileSet<CopyEntity>> getFileSetIterator(FileSystem targetFs, CopyConfiguration configuration)
      throws IOException;

}