InputStreamSink.java

/**
 * VMware Continuent Tungsten Replicator
 * Copyright (C) 2015 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * 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.
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 *
 * Initial developer(s): Robert Hodges
 * Contributor(s):
 */

package com.continuent.tungsten.common.exec;

public interface InputStreamSink extends Runnable
{
    /**
     * Reads from the input stream and stores output.  Terminates when the 
     * input stream ends. 
     */
    public void run();

    /**
     * Return output lines if we are storing output in a string or null if 
     * storing to a file. 
     * 
     * @return Output line array.
     */
    public String getOutput();
}