InputFile

All Known Implementing Classes:

GCSInputFile, HadoopInputFile, OSSInputFile, S3InputFile
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public interface InputFile
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An interface used to read input files using SeekableInputStream instances.
This class is based on Parquet's InputFile.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`exists()`	Checks whether the file exists.
`long`	`getLength()`	Returns the total length of the file, in bytes
`java.lang.String`	`location()`	The fully-qualified location of the input file as a String.
`SeekableInputStream`	`newStream()`	Opens a new `SeekableInputStream` for the underlying data file

- Method Detail
  - getLength
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long getLength()
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    Returns the total length of the file, in bytes
    
    Returns:
    
    the total length of the file, in bytes
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeIOException - If the implementation throws an IOException
  - newStream
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SeekableInputStream newStream()
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    Opens a new SeekableInputStream for the underlying data file
    
    Returns:
    
    a seekable stream for reading the file
    
    Throws:
    
    NotFoundException - If the file does not exist
    
    RuntimeIOException - If the implementation throws an IOException
  - location
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java.lang.String location()
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    The fully-qualified location of the input file as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    the input file location
  - exists
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boolean exists()
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    Checks whether the file exists.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the file exists, false otherwise