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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
/**
* This class makes it convenient for one to execute a command in the context
* of a {@link HConnection} instance based on the given {@link Configuration}.
*
* <p>
* If you find yourself wanting to use a {@link HConnection} for a relatively
* short duration of time, and do not want to deal with the hassle of creating
* and cleaning up that resource, then you should consider using this
* convenience class.
*
* @param <T>
* the return type of the {@link HConnectable#connect(HConnection)}
* method.
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Private
public abstract class HConnectable<T> {
public Configuration conf;
protected HConnectable(Configuration conf) {
this.conf = conf;
}
public abstract T connect(HConnection connection) throws IOException;
}