/***********************************************************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2010-2013 by the Stratosphere project (http://stratosphere.eu)
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 **********************************************************************************************************************/

package eu.stratosphere.types;

import eu.stratosphere.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializer;

public class NothingTypeInfo extends TypeInformation<Nothing> {
	@Override
	public boolean isBasicType() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isTupleType() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public int getArity() {
		return 0;
	}

	@Override
	public Class<Nothing> getTypeClass() {
		return Nothing.class;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isKeyType() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public TypeSerializer<Nothing> createSerializer() {
		throw new RuntimeException("The Nothing type cannot have a serializer.");
	}
}