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18
19 package org.apache.giraph.edge;
20
21 import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
22 import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;
23
24 /**
25 * Empty interface to characterize {@link OutEdges} implementations that
26 * don't keep references to the Edge (or id and value) objects they are passed.
27 * The Giraph infrastructure can exploit this characteristic by reusing Edge
28 * objects.
29 *
30 * @param <I> Vertex id
31 * @param <E> Edge value
32 */
33 public interface ReuseObjectsOutEdges<I extends WritableComparable,
34 E extends Writable> extends OutEdges<I, E> { }