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package org.apache.solr.analytics.stream.reservation.read;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Abstract class to manage the reading and application of data from a {@link DataInput} stream.
 */
public abstract class ReductionDataReader<A> {
  protected final DataInput inputStream;
  protected final A applier;
  
  public ReductionDataReader(DataInput inputStream, A applier) {
    this.inputStream = inputStream;
    this.applier = applier;
  }
  
  /**
   * Read a piece of data from the input stream and feed it to the applier.
   * 
   * @throws IOException if an exception occurs while reading from the input stream
   */
  public abstract void read() throws IOException;
}