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18 package org.apache.giraph.io.gora.utils;
19
20 import org.apache.gora.store.DataStore;
21
22 /**
23 * Class used to convert strings into more complex keys.
24 */
25 public abstract class KeyFactory {
26
27 /**
28 * Data store used for creating a new key.
29 */
30 private DataStore dataStore;
31
32 /**
33 * Builds a key from a string parameter.
34 * @param keyString the key object as a string.
35 * @return the key object.
36 */
37 public abstract Object buildKey(String keyString);
38
39 /**
40 * Gets the data store used in this factory.
41 * @return the dataStore
42 */
43 public DataStore getDataStore() {
44 return dataStore;
45 }
46
47 /**
48 * Sets the data store used in this factory.
49 * @param dataStore the dataStore to set
50 */
51 public void setDataStore(DataStore dataStore) {
52 this.dataStore = dataStore;
53 }
54 }