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package eu.stratosphere.nephele.io;

import eu.stratosphere.core.io.IOReadableWritable;
import eu.stratosphere.nephele.template.AbstractInputTask;
import eu.stratosphere.nephele.template.AbstractTask;

/**
 * A record writer connects the application to an output gate. It allows the application
 * of emit (send out) to the output gate. The output gate will then take care of distributing
 * the emitted records among the output channels.
 * 
 * @param 
 *        the type of the record that can be emitted with this record writer
 */
public class RecordWriter extends AbstractRecordWriter {

	/**
	 * Constructs a new record writer and registers a new output gate with the application's environment.
	 * 
	 * @param taskBase
	 *        the application that instantiated the record writer
	 * @param outputClass
	 *        the class of records that can be emitted with this record writer
	 * @param selector
	 *        the channel selector to be used to determine the output channel to be used for a record
	 */
	public RecordWriter(AbstractTask taskBase, Class outputClass, ChannelSelector selector) {
		super(taskBase, outputClass, selector, false);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a new record writer and registers a new output gate with the application's environment.
	 * 
	 * @param taskBase
	 *        the application that instantiated the record writer
	 * @param outputClass
	 *        the class of records that can be emitted with this record writer
	 */
	public RecordWriter(AbstractTask taskBase, Class outputClass) {
		super(taskBase, outputClass, null, false);
	}

	/**
	 * This method emits a record to the corresponding output gate. The method may block
	 * until the record was transfered via any of the connected channels.
	 * 
	 * @param inputBase
	 *        the application that instantiated the record writer
	 * @param outputClass
	 *        the class of records that can be emitted with this record writer
	 */
	public RecordWriter(AbstractInputTask inputBase, Class outputClass) {
		super(inputBase, outputClass, null, false);
	}

	/**
	 * Constructs a new record writer and registers a new output gate with the application's environment.
	 * 
	 * @param inputBase
	 *        the application that instantiated the record writer
	 * @param outputClass
	 *        the class of records that can be emitted with this record writer
	 * @param selector
	 *        the channel selector to be used to determine the output channel to be used for a record
	 */
	public RecordWriter(AbstractInputTask inputBase, Class outputClass, ChannelSelector selector) {
		super(inputBase, outputClass, selector, false);
	}
}