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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.stats;

/**
 * An interface for any possible implementation for gathering statistics.
 */

public interface StatsAggregator {

  /**
   * This method connects to the temporary storage.
   *
   * @param hconf
   *          HiveConf that contains the connection parameters.
   * @param sourceTask
   * @return true if connection is successful, false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean connect(StatsCollectionContext scc);

  /**
   * This method aggregates a given statistic from all tasks (partial stats).
   * After aggregation, this method also automatically removes all records
   * that have been aggregated.
   *
   * @param keyPrefix
   *          a prefix of the keys used in StatsPublisher to publish stats.
   *          Any rows that starts with the same prefix will be aggregated. For example, if
   *          the StatsPublisher uses the following compound key to publish stats:
   *
   *          the output directory name (unique per FileSinkOperator) +
   *          the partition specs (only for dynamic partitions) +
   *          taskID (last component of task file)
   *
   *          The keyPrefix for aggregation could be first 2 components. This will aggregates stats
   *          across all tasks for each partition.
   *
   * @param statType
   *          a string noting the key to be published. Ex: "numRows".
   * @return a string representation of a long value, null if there are any error/exception.
   */
  public String aggregateStats(String keyPrefix, String statType);

  /**
   * This method closes the connection to the temporary storage.
   *
   * @return true if close connection is successful, false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean closeConnection(StatsCollectionContext scc);
}