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package org.springframework.data.hadoop.store;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* A {@code DataWriter} is an interface for writer implementation
* able to write entities into a store.
*
* @author Janne Valkealahti
*
* @param <T> the type of an entity to write
*/
public interface DataWriter<T> {
/**
* Write an entity.
*
* @param entity the entity to write
* @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
*/
void write(T entity) throws IOException;
}