Input (DataAwareExplorer)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the result computed by the job
```
public interface Input<T>
```
Interface for Map/Reduce input entities. An input entity can be split into sub-entities that will eventually be subject to the map phase of the Map/Reduce job.

Author:

patrick.peschlow

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Output<T>`	`computeDirectly()`	Performs the computation for this entity directly (i.e., the map phase of the job) and returns the output object carrying the result for this entity.
`boolean`	`shouldBeComputedDirectly()`	Determines whether this entity should be computed directly or split further into smaller entities.
`java.util.List<MapReduceTask<T>>`	`split()`	Splits this entity into a number of MapReduceTasks which can then be submitted to a ForkJoinPool.

- Method Detail
  - shouldBeComputedDirectly
```
boolean shouldBeComputedDirectly()
```
    Determines whether this entity should be computed directly or split further into smaller entities.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this entity should be computed directly, false otherwise
  - computeDirectly
```
Output<T> computeDirectly()
```
    Performs the computation for this entity directly (i.e., the map phase of the job) and returns the output object carrying the result for this entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the output object returned by the computation
  - split
```
java.util.List<MapReduceTask<T>> split()
```
    Splits this entity into a number of MapReduceTasks which can then be submitted to a ForkJoinPool.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of MapReduceTasks representing subtasks of this task