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18 package org.apache.giraph.block_app.framework.block;
19
20 import java.util.Iterator;
21
22 import org.apache.giraph.block_app.framework.piece.AbstractPiece;
23 import org.apache.giraph.function.Consumer;
24
25 /**
26 * Composable unit of execution. Used to combine other Blocks into
27 * bigger units. Each Piece represents a Block itself.
28 *
29 * Execution is represented as an iterator across Pieces.
30 *
31 * The whole application run is represented by a single block at the end.
32 */
33 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
34 public interface Block extends Iterable<AbstractPiece> {
35 /**
36 * Create iterator representing all pieces needed to be executed
37 * in this block.
38 *
39 * After Iterator.next call returns, master compute of returned Piece is
40 * guaranteed to be called before calling hasNext/next on the iterator.
41 * (allows for iterators logic to depend on the execution dynamically,
42 * and not be only static)
43 */
44 @Override
45 Iterator<AbstractPiece> iterator();
46
47 /**
48 * Calls consumer for each Piece:
49 * - in no particular order
50 * - potentially calling multiple times on same Piece
51 * - even if Piece might never be returned in the iterator
52 * - it will be called at least once for every piece that is
53 * going to be returned by iterator
54 *
55 * Can be used for static analysis/introspection of the block,
56 * without actually executing them.
57 */
58 void forAllPossiblePieces(Consumer<AbstractPiece> consumer);
59
60 /**
61 * How many pieces are in this block.
62 * Sometimes we don't know (eg RepeatBlock).
63 *
64 * @return How many pieces are in this block.
65 */
66 PieceCount getPieceCount();
67 }