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package org.apache.giraph.hive.values;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;

import com.facebook.hiveio.record.HiveWritableRecord;

/**
 * Interface for writing Vertex / Edge values from Hive records
 *
 * @param <T> Value type
 */
public interface HiveValueWriter<T extends Writable> {
  /**
   * Write value to record
   *
   * @param value the value
   * @param record Hive record
   */
  void write(T value, HiveWritableRecord record);

  /**
   * Null implementation that does nothing
   *
   * @param <W> Writable type
   */
  public static class Null<W extends Writable> implements HiveValueWriter<W> {
    /** Singleton */
    private static final Null INSTANCE = new Null();

    /**
     * Get singleton
     *
     * @return singleton instance
     */
    public static Null get() {
      return INSTANCE;
    }

    @Override
    public void write(W value, HiveWritableRecord record) { }
  }
}