Interface SortingCollection.Codec<T>

    • Method Detail

      • setOutputStream

        void setOutputStream​(OutputStream os)
        Where to write encoded output
      • setInputStream

        void setInputStream​(InputStream is)
        Where to read encoded input from
      • encode

        void encode​(T val)
        Write object to output stream
        Parameters:
        val - what to write
      • decode

        T decode()
        Read the next record from the input stream and convert into a java object.
        Returns:
        null if no more records. Should throw exception if EOF is encountered in the middle of a record.
      • clone

        SortingCollection.Codec<T> clone()
        Must return a cloned copy of the codec that can be used independently of the original instance. This is required so that multiple codecs can exist simultaneously that each is reading a separate file.