source: proiecte/HadoopJUnit/hadoop-0.20.1/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/record/Record.java @ 120

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package org.apache.hadoop.record;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;

/**
 * Abstract class that is extended by generated classes.
 * 
 */
public abstract class Record implements WritableComparable, Cloneable {
  
  /**
   * Serialize a record with tag (ususally field name)
   * @param rout Record output destination
   * @param tag record tag (Used only in tagged serialization e.g. XML)
   */
  public abstract void serialize(RecordOutput rout, String tag)
    throws IOException;
  
  /**
   * Deserialize a record with a tag (usually field name)
   * @param rin Record input source
   * @param tag Record tag (Used only in tagged serialization e.g. XML)
   */
  public abstract void deserialize(RecordInput rin, String tag)
    throws IOException;
  
  // inheric javadoc
  public abstract int compareTo (final Object peer) throws ClassCastException;
  
  /**
   * Serialize a record without a tag
   * @param rout Record output destination
   */
  public void serialize(RecordOutput rout) throws IOException {
    this.serialize(rout, "");
  }
  
  /**
   * Deserialize a record without a tag
   * @param rin Record input source
   */
  public void deserialize(RecordInput rin) throws IOException {
    this.deserialize(rin, "");
  }
  
  // inherit javadoc
  public void write(final DataOutput out) throws java.io.IOException {
    BinaryRecordOutput bout = BinaryRecordOutput.get(out);
    this.serialize(bout);
  }
  
  // inherit javadoc
  public void readFields(final DataInput din) throws java.io.IOException {
    BinaryRecordInput rin = BinaryRecordInput.get(din);
    this.deserialize(rin);
  }

  // inherit javadoc
  public String toString() {
    try {
      ByteArrayOutputStream s = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
      CsvRecordOutput a = new CsvRecordOutput(s);
      this.serialize(a);
      return new String(s.toByteArray(), "UTF-8");
    } catch (Throwable ex) {
      throw new RuntimeException(ex);
    }
  }
}