org.apache.avro.hadoop.file
Class SortedKeyValueFile

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.avro.hadoop.file.SortedKeyValueFile

public class SortedKeyValueFile
extends Object

A SortedKeyValueFile is an indexed Avro container file of KeyValue records sorted by key.

The SortedKeyValueFile is a directory with two files, named 'data' and 'index'. The 'data' file is an ordinary Avro container file with records. Each record has exactly two fields, 'key' and 'value'. The keys are sorted lexicographically. The 'index' file is a small Avro container file mapping keys in the 'data' file to their byte positions. The index file is intended to fit in memory, so it should remain small. There is one entry in the index file for each data block in the Avro container file.

SortedKeyValueFile is to Avro container file as MapFile is to SequenceFile.

Nested Class Summary

static class	SortedKeyValueFile.Reader<K,V> Reads a SortedKeyValueFile by loading the key index into memory.
static class	SortedKeyValueFile.Writer<K,V> Writes a SortedKeyValueFile.

Field Summary

static String	DATA_FILENAME The name of the data file within the SortedKeyValueFile directory.
static String	INDEX_FILENAME The name of the index file within the SortedKeyValueFile directory.

Constructor Summary

SortedKeyValueFile()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DATA_FILENAME

public static final String DATA_FILENAME

The name of the data file within the SortedKeyValueFile directory.

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Constant Field Values

INDEX_FILENAME

public static final String INDEX_FILENAME

The name of the index file within the SortedKeyValueFile directory.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

SortedKeyValueFile

public SortedKeyValueFile()