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package org.apache.hudi.integ.testsuite.converter;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD;

/**
 * Implementations of {@link Converter} will convert data from one format to another.
 *
 * @param <I> Input Data Type
 * @param <O> Output Data Type
 */
public interface Converter<I, O> extends Serializable {

  /**
   * Convert data from one format to another.
   *
   * @param inputRDD Input data
   * @return Data in target format
   */
  JavaRDD<O> convert(JavaRDD<I> inputRDD);
}