Activity.java

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package gobblin.hive.spec.activity;

import java.io.IOException;

import gobblin.annotation.Alpha;
import gobblin.hive.HiveRegister;


/**
 * Execute a task for a given input.
 */
@Alpha
public interface Activity {

  /**
   * Execute a task given a {@link HiveRegister}.
   *
   * @return true if the execution is successful; false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean execute(HiveRegister register) throws IOException;

}