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18 package org.apache.giraph.types;
19
20 import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
21
22 /**
23 * Converts from Writable type to Java type
24 *
25 * @param <W> Writable type
26 * @param <J> Java type
27 */
28 public interface WritableUnwrapper<W extends Writable, J> {
29 /**
30 * Convert from writable type to java type
31 *
32 * @param writableValue writable type
33 * @return java type
34 */
35 J unwrap(W writableValue);
36 }