Package org.terrier.structures.seralization

Provides classes for things that can be serializaed to disk. Invariably, these have a fixed-size, so that random-seeks etc can be utilised on persistent data structures.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
FixedSizeWriteableFactory<T extends org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable>	Sub-interface for WritableFactory, where the Writable objects have a fixed size on disk.
WriteableFactory<T>	General interface for factories of Writable objects.

Class Summary

Class	Description
FixedSizeIntWritableFactory	Makes an IntWritable, which has a fixed Writable size of 4 bytes.
FixedSizeTextFactory	Makes a Text object that has a fixed size when written using Writable methods.