Partition (Nemo Project 0.4 API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the data stored in this Partition.

K - the type of key used for Partition.

All Known Implementing Classes:

NonSerializedPartition, SerializedPartition
```
public interface Partition<T,K>
```
A collection of data elements. This is a unit of read / write towards Blocks.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`commit()`	Commits a partition to prevent further data write.
`T`	`getData()`
`K`	`getKey()`
`boolean`	`isSerialized()`
`void`	`write(java.lang.Object element)`	Writes an element to non-committed partition.

- Method Detail
  - write
```
void write(java.lang.Object element)
    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Writes an element to non-committed partition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - element to write.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the partition is already committed.
  - commit
```
void commit()
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Commits a partition to prevent further data write.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if fail to commit partition.
  - getKey
```
K getKey()
```
    Returns:
    
    the key value.
  - isSerialized
```
boolean isSerialized()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether the data in this Partition is serialized or not.
  - getData
```
T getData()
   throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns:
    
    the data in this Partition.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the partition is not committed yet.