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package eu.stratosphere.hadoopcompatibility.datatypes;
import java.io.Serializable;
import eu.stratosphere.types.Record;
/**
* An interface describing a class that is able to
* convert Stratosphere's Record into Hadoop types model.
*
* The converter must be Serializable.
*
* Stratosphere provides a DefaultStratosphereTypeConverter. Custom implementations should
* chain the type converters.
*/
public interface StratosphereTypeConverter<K,V> extends Serializable {
/**
* Convert a Stratosphere type to a Hadoop type.
*/
public K convertKey(Record stratosphereRecord);
public V convertValue(Record stratosphereRecord);
}