OutputFile

All Known Subinterfaces:

NativeEncryptionOutputFile

All Known Implementing Classes:

AesGcmOutputFile, HadoopOutputFile, InMemoryOutputFile, S3OutputFile
```
public interface OutputFile
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An interface used to create output files using PositionOutputStream instances.
This class is based on Parquet's InputFile.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PositionOutputStream`	`create()`	Create a new file and return a `PositionOutputStream` to it.
`PositionOutputStream`	`createOrOverwrite()`	Create a new file and return a `PositionOutputStream` to it.
`java.lang.String`	`location()`	Return the location this output file will create.
`InputFile`	`toInputFile()`	Return an `InputFile` for the location of this output file.

- Method Detail
  - create
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PositionOutputStream create()
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    Create a new file and return a PositionOutputStream to it.
    If the file already exists, this will throw an exception.
    
    Returns:
    
    an output stream that can report its position
    
    Throws:
    
    AlreadyExistsException - If the path already exists
    
    RuntimeIOException - If the implementation throws an IOException
  - createOrOverwrite
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PositionOutputStream createOrOverwrite()
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    Create a new file and return a PositionOutputStream to it.
    If the file already exists, this will not throw an exception and will replace the file.
    
    Returns:
    
    an output stream that can report its position
    
    Throws:
    
    RuntimeIOException - If the implementation throws an IOException
    
    java.lang.SecurityException - If staging directory creation fails due to missing JVM level permission
  - location
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java.lang.String location()
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    Return the location this output file will create.
    
    Returns:
    
    the location of this output file
  - toInputFile
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InputFile toInputFile()
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    Return an InputFile for the location of this output file.
    
    Returns:
    
    an input file for the location of this output file