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package org.apache.hadoop.streaming.io;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.hadoop.streaming.PipeMapRed;

/**
 * Abstract base for classes that read the client's output.
 */
public abstract class OutputReader {
  
  /**
   * Initializes the OutputReader. This method has to be called before
   * calling any of the other methods.
   */
  public void initialize(PipeMapRed pipeMapRed) throws IOException {
    // nothing here yet, but that might change in the future
  }
  
  /**
   * Read the next key/value pair outputted by the client.
   * @return true iff a key/value pair was read
   */
  public abstract boolean readKeyValue() throws IOException;
  
  /**
   * Returns the current key.
   */
  public abstract K getCurrentKey() throws IOException;
  
  /**
   * Returns the current value.
   */
  public abstract V getCurrentValue() throws IOException;
  
  /**
   * Returns the last output from the client as a String.
   */
  public abstract String getLastOutput();
  
}