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Posted to commits@flink.apache.org by hs...@apache.org on 2015/10/06 17:14:22 UTC

[2/5] flink git commit: [FLINK-2815] [REFACTOR] Remove Pact from class and file names since it is no longer valid reference

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceCombineDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceCombineDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceCombineDriver.java
index c6a872c..988e903 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceCombineDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceCombineDriver.java
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ import java.util.List;
  * @param <IN> The data type consumed by the combiner.
  * @param <OUT> The data type produced by the combiner.
  */
-public class GroupReduceCombineDriver<IN, OUT> implements PactDriver<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> {
+public class GroupReduceCombineDriver<IN, OUT> implements Driver<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> {
 	
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GroupReduceCombineDriver.class);
 
 	/** Fix length records with a length below this threshold will be in-place sorted, if possible. */
 	private static final int THRESHOLD_FOR_IN_PLACE_SORTING = 32;
 
-	private PactTaskContext<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> taskContext;
 
 	private InMemorySorter<IN> sorter;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class GroupReduceCombineDriver<IN, OUT> implements PactDriver<GroupCombin
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<GroupCombineFunction<IN, OUT>, OUT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceDriver.java
index 59fb603..a03e42d 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/GroupReduceDriver.java
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
  * 
  * @see org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.GroupReduceFunction
  */
-public class GroupReduceDriver<IT, OT> implements PactDriver<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
+public class GroupReduceDriver<IT, OT> implements Driver<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
 	
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GroupReduceDriver.class);
 
-	private PactTaskContext<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 	
 	private MutableObjectIterator<IT> input;
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class GroupReduceDriver<IT, OT> implements PactDriver<GroupReduceFunction
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<GroupReduceFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinDriver.java
index 811f00c..7a9c8e6 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinDriver.java
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * 
  * @see org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.FlatJoinFunction
  */
-public class JoinDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements PactDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
+public class JoinDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements Driver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
 	
 	protected static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JoinDriver.class);
 	
-	protected PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	protected TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 	
 	private volatile JoinTaskIterator<IT1, IT2, OT> joinIterator; // the iterator that does the actual join 
 	
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JoinDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements PactDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver.java
index fe926cb..51f9197 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver.java
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypePairComparator;
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypePairComparatorFactory;
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializer;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.concurrent.SolutionSetBroker;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.task.AbstractIterativePactTask;
+import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.task.AbstractIterativeTask;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.hash.CompactingHashTable;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.TaskConfig;
 import org.apache.flink.util.Collector;
 import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
 
-public class JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettablePactDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
+public class JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettableDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
 	
-	private PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 	
 	private CompactingHashTable<IT1> hashTable;
 	
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettableP
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ public class JoinWithSolutionSetFirstDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettableP
 		final TypeComparator<IT1> solutionSetComparator;
 		
 		// grab a handle to the hash table from the iteration broker
-		if (taskContext instanceof AbstractIterativePactTask) {
-			AbstractIterativePactTask<?, ?> iterativeTaskContext = (AbstractIterativePactTask<?, ?>) taskContext;
+		if (taskContext instanceof AbstractIterativeTask) {
+			AbstractIterativeTask<?, ?> iterativeTaskContext = (AbstractIterativeTask<?, ?>) taskContext;
 			String identifier = iterativeTaskContext.brokerKey();
 			
 			Object table = SolutionSetBroker.instance().get(identifier);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver.java
index 20079fc..e1fad47 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver.java
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypePairComparator;
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypePairComparatorFactory;
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializer;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.concurrent.SolutionSetBroker;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.task.AbstractIterativePactTask;
+import org.apache.flink.runtime.iterative.task.AbstractIterativeTask;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.hash.CompactingHashTable;
 import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.TaskConfig;
 import org.apache.flink.util.Collector;
 import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
 
-public class JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettablePactDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
+public class JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements ResettableDriver<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> {
 	
-	private PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 	
 	private CompactingHashTable<IT2> hashTable;
 	
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements Resettable
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<FlatJoinFunction<IT1, IT2, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ public class JoinWithSolutionSetSecondDriver<IT1, IT2, OT> implements Resettable
 		final TypeComparator<IT2> solutionSetComparator;
 		
 		// grab a handle to the hash table from the iteration broker
-		if (taskContext instanceof AbstractIterativePactTask) {
-			AbstractIterativePactTask<?, ?> iterativeTaskContext = (AbstractIterativePactTask<?, ?>) taskContext;
+		if (taskContext instanceof AbstractIterativeTask) {
+			AbstractIterativeTask<?, ?> iterativeTaskContext = (AbstractIterativeTask<?, ?>) taskContext;
 			String identifier = iterativeTaskContext.brokerKey();
 			Object table = SolutionSetBroker.instance().get(identifier);
 			

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapDriver.java
index d861cbd..eefe8e4 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapDriver.java
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
  * @param <IT> The mapper's input data type.
  * @param <OT> The mapper's output data type.
  */
-public class MapDriver<IT, OT> implements PactDriver<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
+public class MapDriver<IT, OT> implements Driver<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
 	
-	private PactTaskContext<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 	
 	private volatile boolean running;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class MapDriver<IT, OT> implements PactDriver<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
 	
 	
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<MapFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapPartitionDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapPartitionDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapPartitionDriver.java
index eaab904..8792ef1 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapPartitionDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/MapPartitionDriver.java
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * @param <IT> The mapper's input data type.
  * @param <OT> The mapper's output data type.
  */
-public class MapPartitionDriver<IT, OT> implements PactDriver<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
+public class MapPartitionDriver<IT, OT> implements Driver<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MapPartitionDriver.class);
 
-	private PactTaskContext<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> taskContext;
 
 	private boolean objectReuseEnabled = false;
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<MapPartitionFunction<IT, OT>, OT> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 	}
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/NoOpDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/NoOpDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/NoOpDriver.java
index 1fb4813..fcd2716 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/NoOpDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/NoOpDriver.java
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * 
  * @param <T> The data type.
  */
-public class NoOpDriver<T> implements PactDriver<AbstractRichFunction, T> {
+public class NoOpDriver<T> implements Driver<AbstractRichFunction, T> {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MapPartitionDriver.class);
 
-	private PactTaskContext<AbstractRichFunction, T> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<AbstractRichFunction, T> taskContext;
 	
 	private volatile boolean running;
 
 	private boolean objectReuseEnabled = false;
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<AbstractRichFunction, T> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<AbstractRichFunction, T> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactDriver.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 288f7ca..0000000
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactDriver.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators;
-
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function;
-
-/**
- * The interface to be implemented by all drivers that run alone (or as the primary driver) in a task.
- * A driver implements the actual code to perform a batch operation, like <i>map()</i>,
- * <i>reduce()</i>, <i>join()</i>, or <i>coGroup()</i>.
- *
- * @see PactTaskContext
- * 
- * @param <S> The type of stub driven by this driver.
- * @param <OT> The data type of the records produced by this driver.
- */
-public interface PactDriver<S extends Function, OT> {
-	
-	void setup(PactTaskContext<S, OT> context);
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the number of inputs that the task has.
-	 * 
-	 * @return The number of inputs.
-	 */
-	int getNumberOfInputs();
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the number of comparators required for this driver.
-	 * 
-	 * @return The number of comparators required for this driver.
-	 */
-	int getNumberOfDriverComparators();
-	
-	/**
-	 * Gets the class of the stub type that is run by this task. For example, a <tt>MapTask</tt> should return
-	 * <code>MapFunction.class</code>.   
-	 * 
-	 * @return The class of the stub type run by the task.
-	 */
-	Class<S> getStubType();
-	
-	/**
-	 * This method is called before the user code is opened. An exception thrown by this method
-	 * signals failure of the task.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Exceptions may be forwarded and signal task failure.
-	 */
-	void prepare() throws Exception;
-	
-	/**
-	 * The main operation method of the task. It should call the user code with the data subsets until
-	 * the input is depleted.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Any exception thrown by this method signals task failure. Because exceptions in the user
-	 *                   code typically signal situations where this instance in unable to proceed, exceptions
-	 *                   from the user code should be forwarded.
-	 */
-	void run() throws Exception;
-	
-	/**
-	 * This method is invoked in any case (clean termination and exception) at the end of the tasks operation.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Exceptions may be forwarded.
-	 */
-	void cleanup() throws Exception;
-	
-	/**
-	 * This method is invoked when the driver must aborted in mid processing. It is invoked asynchronously by a different thread.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Exceptions may be forwarded.
-	 */
-	void cancel() throws Exception;
-}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactTaskContext.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactTaskContext.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactTaskContext.java
deleted file mode 100644
index baeda3a..0000000
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/PactTaskContext.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-
-package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators;
-
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.ExecutionConfig;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeComparator;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializerFactory;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.disk.iomanager.IOManager;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobgraph.tasks.AbstractInvokable;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.memory.MemoryManager;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.TaskConfig;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.taskmanager.TaskManagerRuntimeInfo;
-import org.apache.flink.util.Collector;
-import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
-
-
-/**
- * The task context gives a driver (e.g., {@link MapDriver}, or {@link JoinDriver}) access to
- * the runtime components and configuration that they can use to fulfil their task.
- *
- * @param <S> The UDF type.
- * @param <OT> The produced data type.
- *
- * @see PactDriver
- */
-public interface PactTaskContext<S, OT> {
-	
-	TaskConfig getTaskConfig();
-	
-	TaskManagerRuntimeInfo getTaskManagerInfo();
-
-	ClassLoader getUserCodeClassLoader();
-	
-	MemoryManager getMemoryManager();
-	
-	IOManager getIOManager();
-
-	<X> MutableObjectIterator<X> getInput(int index);
-	
-	<X> TypeSerializerFactory<X> getInputSerializer(int index);
-	
-	<X> TypeComparator<X> getDriverComparator(int index);
-	
-	S getStub();
-
-	ExecutionConfig getExecutionConfig();
-
-	Collector<OT> getOutputCollector();
-	
-	AbstractInvokable getOwningNepheleTask();
-	
-	String formatLogString(String message);
-}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceCombineDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceCombineDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceCombineDriver.java
index f990156..c77e746 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceCombineDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceCombineDriver.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
  * 
  * @param <T> The data type consumed and produced by the combiner.
  */
-public class ReduceCombineDriver<T> implements PactDriver<ReduceFunction<T>, T> {
+public class ReduceCombineDriver<T> implements Driver<ReduceFunction<T>, T> {
 	
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReduceCombineDriver.class);
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ReduceCombineDriver<T> implements PactDriver<ReduceFunction<T>, T>
 	private static final int THRESHOLD_FOR_IN_PLACE_SORTING = 32;
 	
 	
-	private PactTaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> taskContext;
 
 	private TypeSerializer<T> serializer;
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class ReduceCombineDriver<T> implements PactDriver<ReduceFunction<T>, T>
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceDriver.java
index 8d15ef2..395beab 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceDriver.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ReduceDriver.java
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
  * 
  * @see org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.ReduceFunction
  */
-public class ReduceDriver<T> implements PactDriver<ReduceFunction<T>, T> {
+public class ReduceDriver<T> implements Driver<ReduceFunction<T>, T> {
 	
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReduceDriver.class);
 
-	private PactTaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> taskContext;
+	private TaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> taskContext;
 	
 	private MutableObjectIterator<T> input;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ReduceDriver<T> implements PactDriver<ReduceFunction<T>, T> {
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Override
-	public void setup(PactTaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> context) {
+	public void setup(TaskContext<ReduceFunction<T>, T> context) {
 		this.taskContext = context;
 		this.running = true;
 	}

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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/RegularPactTask.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/RegularPactTask.java
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@@ -1,1499 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators;
-
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.ExecutionConfig;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.accumulators.Accumulator;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.distributions.DataDistribution;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.GroupCombineFunction;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Partitioner;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.util.FunctionUtils;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeComparator;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeComparatorFactory;
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializerFactory;
-import org.apache.flink.configuration.Configuration;
-import org.apache.flink.core.io.IOReadableWritable;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.accumulators.AccumulatorRegistry;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.broadcast.BroadcastVariableMaterialization;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.execution.CancelTaskException;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.execution.Environment;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.disk.iomanager.IOManager;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.api.reader.MutableReader;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.api.reader.MutableRecordReader;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.api.writer.ChannelSelector;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.api.writer.RecordWriter;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.partition.consumer.InputGate;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.partition.consumer.UnionInputGate;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.jobgraph.tasks.AbstractInvokable;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.memory.MemoryManager;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.chaining.ChainedDriver;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.chaining.ExceptionInChainedStubException;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.resettable.SpillingResettableMutableObjectIterator;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.shipping.OutputCollector;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.shipping.OutputEmitter;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.shipping.RecordOutputCollector;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.shipping.RecordOutputEmitter;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.shipping.ShipStrategyType;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.sort.CombiningUnilateralSortMerger;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.sort.UnilateralSortMerger;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.CloseableInputProvider;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.DistributedRuntimeUDFContext;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.LocalStrategy;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.ReaderIterator;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.TaskConfig;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.plugable.DeserializationDelegate;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.plugable.SerializationDelegate;
-import org.apache.flink.runtime.taskmanager.TaskManagerRuntimeInfo;
-import org.apache.flink.types.Record;
-import org.apache.flink.util.Collector;
-import org.apache.flink.util.InstantiationUtil;
-import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-/**
- * The base class for all tasks. Encapsulated common behavior and implements the main life-cycle
- * of the user code.
- */
-public class RegularPactTask<S extends Function, OT> extends AbstractInvokable implements PactTaskContext<S, OT> {
-
-	protected static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RegularPactTask.class);
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * The driver that invokes the user code (the stub implementation). The central driver in this task
-	 * (further drivers may be chained behind this driver).
-	 */
-	protected volatile PactDriver<S, OT> driver;
-
-	/**
-	 * The instantiated user code of this task's main operator (driver). May be null if the operator has no udf.
-	 */
-	protected S stub;
-
-	/**
-	 * The udf's runtime context.
-	 */
-	protected DistributedRuntimeUDFContext runtimeUdfContext;
-
-	/**
-	 * The collector that forwards the user code's results. May forward to a channel or to chained drivers within
-	 * this task.
-	 */
-	protected Collector<OT> output;
-
-	/**
-	 * The output writers for the data that this task forwards to the next task. The latest driver (the central, if no chained
-	 * drivers exist, otherwise the last chained driver) produces its output to these writers.
-	 */
-	protected List<RecordWriter<?>> eventualOutputs;
-
-	/**
-	 * The input readers of this task.
-	 */
-	protected MutableReader<?>[] inputReaders;
-
-	/**
-	 * The input readers for the configured broadcast variables for this task.
-	 */
-	protected MutableReader<?>[] broadcastInputReaders;
-	
-	/**
-	 * The inputs reader, wrapped in an iterator. Prior to the local strategies, etc...
-	 */
-	protected MutableObjectIterator<?>[] inputIterators;
-
-	/**
-	 * The indices of the iterative inputs. Empty, if the task is not iterative. 
-	 */
-	protected int[] iterativeInputs;
-	
-	/**
-	 * The indices of the iterative broadcast inputs. Empty, if non of the inputs is iteratve. 
-	 */
-	protected int[] iterativeBroadcastInputs;
-	
-	/**
-	 * The local strategies that are applied on the inputs.
-	 */
-	protected volatile CloseableInputProvider<?>[] localStrategies;
-
-	/**
-	 * The optional temp barriers on the inputs for dead-lock breaking. Are
-	 * optionally resettable.
-	 */
-	protected volatile TempBarrier<?>[] tempBarriers;
-
-	/**
-	 * The resettable inputs in the case where no temp barrier is needed.
-	 */
-	protected volatile SpillingResettableMutableObjectIterator<?>[] resettableInputs;
-
-	/**
-	 * The inputs to the operator. Return the readers' data after the application of the local strategy
-	 * and the temp-table barrier.
-	 */
-	protected MutableObjectIterator<?>[] inputs;
-
-	/**
-	 * The serializers for the input data type.
-	 */
-	protected TypeSerializerFactory<?>[] inputSerializers;
-
-	/**
-	 * The serializers for the broadcast input data types.
-	 */
-	protected TypeSerializerFactory<?>[] broadcastInputSerializers;
-
-	/**
-	 * The comparators for the central driver.
-	 */
-	protected TypeComparator<?>[] inputComparators;
-
-	/**
-	 * The task configuration with the setup parameters.
-	 */
-	protected TaskConfig config;
-
-	/**
-	 * A list of chained drivers, if there are any.
-	 */
-	protected ArrayList<ChainedDriver<?, ?>> chainedTasks;
-
-	/**
-	 * Certain inputs may be excluded from resetting. For example, the initial partial solution
-	 * in an iteration head must not be reseted (it is read through the back channel), when all
-	 * others are reseted.
-	 */
-	private boolean[] excludeFromReset;
-
-	/**
-	 * Flag indicating for each input whether it is cached and can be reseted.
-	 */
-	private boolean[] inputIsCached;
-
-	/**
-	 * flag indicating for each input whether it must be asynchronously materialized.
-	 */
-	private boolean[] inputIsAsyncMaterialized;
-
-	/**
-	 * The amount of memory per input that is dedicated to the materialization.
-	 */
-	private int[] materializationMemory;
-
-	/**
-	 * The flag that tags the task as still running. Checked periodically to abort processing.
-	 */
-	protected volatile boolean running = true;
-
-	/**
-	 * The accumulator map used in the RuntimeContext.
-	 */
-	protected Map<String, Accumulator<?,?>> accumulatorMap;
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                  Task Interface
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-	/**
-	 * Initialization method. Runs in the execution graph setup phase in the JobManager
-	 * and as a setup method on the TaskManager.
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void registerInputOutput() throws Exception {
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Start registering input and output."));
-		}
-
-		// obtain task configuration (including stub parameters)
-		Configuration taskConf = getTaskConfiguration();
-		this.config = new TaskConfig(taskConf);
-
-		// now get the operator class which drives the operation
-		final Class<? extends PactDriver<S, OT>> driverClass = this.config.getDriver();
-		this.driver = InstantiationUtil.instantiate(driverClass, PactDriver.class);
-
-		// initialize the readers.
-		// this does not yet trigger any stream consuming or processing.
-		initInputReaders();
-		initBroadcastInputReaders();
-
-		// initialize the writers.
-		initOutputs();
-
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Finished registering input and output."));
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	/**
-	 * The main work method.
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void invoke() throws Exception {
-
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Start task code."));
-		}
-
-		Environment env = getEnvironment();
-
-		this.runtimeUdfContext = createRuntimeContext(env.getTaskName());
-
-		// whatever happens in this scope, make sure that the local strategies are cleaned up!
-		// note that the initialization of the local strategies is in the try-finally block as well,
-		// so that the thread that creates them catches its own errors that may happen in that process.
-		// this is especially important, since there may be asynchronous closes (such as through canceling).
-		try {
-			// initialize the remaining data structures on the input and trigger the local processing
-			// the local processing includes building the dams / caches
-			try {
-				int numInputs = driver.getNumberOfInputs();
-				int numComparators = driver.getNumberOfDriverComparators();
-				int numBroadcastInputs = this.config.getNumBroadcastInputs();
-				
-				initInputsSerializersAndComparators(numInputs, numComparators);
-				initBroadcastInputsSerializers(numBroadcastInputs);
-				
-				// set the iterative status for inputs and broadcast inputs
-				{
-					List<Integer> iterativeInputs = new ArrayList<Integer>();
-					
-					for (int i = 0; i < numInputs; i++) {
-						final int numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt = getTaskConfig().getNumberOfEventsUntilInterruptInIterativeGate(i);
-			
-						if (numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt < 0) {
-							throw new IllegalArgumentException();
-						}
-						else if (numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt > 0) {
-							this.inputReaders[i].setIterativeReader();
-							iterativeInputs.add(i);
-				
-							if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-								LOG.debug(formatLogString("Input [" + i + "] reads in supersteps with [" +
-										+ numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt + "] event(s) till next superstep."));
-							}
-						}
-					}
-					this.iterativeInputs = asArray(iterativeInputs);
-				}
-				
-				{
-					List<Integer> iterativeBcInputs = new ArrayList<Integer>();
-					
-					for (int i = 0; i < numBroadcastInputs; i++) {
-						final int numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt = getTaskConfig().getNumberOfEventsUntilInterruptInIterativeBroadcastGate(i);
-						
-						if (numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt < 0) {
-							throw new IllegalArgumentException();
-						}
-						else if (numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt > 0) {
-							this.broadcastInputReaders[i].setIterativeReader();
-							iterativeBcInputs.add(i);
-				
-							if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-								LOG.debug(formatLogString("Broadcast input [" + i + "] reads in supersteps with [" +
-										+ numberOfEventsUntilInterrupt + "] event(s) till next superstep."));
-							}
-						}
-					}
-					this.iterativeBroadcastInputs = asArray(iterativeBcInputs);
-				}
-				
-				initLocalStrategies(numInputs);
-			}
-			catch (Exception e) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("Initializing the input processing failed" +
-						(e.getMessage() == null ? "." : ": " + e.getMessage()), e);
-			}
-
-			if (!this.running) {
-				if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					LOG.debug(formatLogString("Task cancelled before task code was started."));
-				}
-				return;
-			}
-
-			// pre main-function initialization
-			initialize();
-
-			// read the broadcast variables. they will be released in the finally clause 
-			for (int i = 0; i < this.config.getNumBroadcastInputs(); i++) {
-				final String name = this.config.getBroadcastInputName(i);
-				readAndSetBroadcastInput(i, name, this.runtimeUdfContext, 1 /* superstep one for the start */);
-			}
-
-			// the work goes here
-			run();
-		}
-		finally {
-			// clean up in any case!
-			closeLocalStrategiesAndCaches();
-
-			clearReaders(inputReaders);
-			clearWriters(eventualOutputs);
-
-		}
-
-		if (this.running) {
-			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOG.debug(formatLogString("Finished task code."));
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOG.debug(formatLogString("Task code cancelled."));
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void cancel() throws Exception {
-		this.running = false;
-
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Cancelling task code"));
-		}
-
-		try {
-			if (this.driver != null) {
-				this.driver.cancel();
-			}
-		} finally {
-			closeLocalStrategiesAndCaches();
-		}
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                  Main Work Methods
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	protected void initialize() throws Exception {
-		// create the operator
-		try {
-			this.driver.setup(this);
-		}
-		catch (Throwable t) {
-			throw new Exception("The driver setup for '" + this.getEnvironment().getTaskName() +
-				"' , caused an error: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-		}
-		
-		// instantiate the UDF
-		try {
-			final Class<? super S> userCodeFunctionType = this.driver.getStubType();
-			// if the class is null, the driver has no user code
-			if (userCodeFunctionType != null) {
-				this.stub = initStub(userCodeFunctionType);
-			}
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new RuntimeException("Initializing the UDF" +
-					(e.getMessage() == null ? "." : ": " + e.getMessage()), e);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	protected <X> void readAndSetBroadcastInput(int inputNum, String bcVarName, DistributedRuntimeUDFContext context, int superstep) throws IOException {
-		
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Setting broadcast variable '" + bcVarName + "'" + 
-				(superstep > 1 ? ", superstep " + superstep : "")));
-		}
-		
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		final TypeSerializerFactory<X> serializerFactory =  (TypeSerializerFactory<X>) this.broadcastInputSerializers[inputNum];
-		
-		final MutableReader<?> reader = this.broadcastInputReaders[inputNum];
-
-		BroadcastVariableMaterialization<X, ?> variable = getEnvironment().getBroadcastVariableManager().materializeBroadcastVariable(bcVarName, superstep, this, reader, serializerFactory);
-		context.setBroadcastVariable(bcVarName, variable);
-	}
-	
-	protected void releaseBroadcastVariables(String bcVarName, int superstep, DistributedRuntimeUDFContext context) {
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Releasing broadcast variable '" + bcVarName + "'" + 
-				(superstep > 1 ? ", superstep " + superstep : "")));
-		}
-		
-		getEnvironment().getBroadcastVariableManager().releaseReference(bcVarName, superstep, this);
-		context.clearBroadcastVariable(bcVarName);
-	}
-	
-
-	protected void run() throws Exception {
-		// ---------------------------- Now, the actual processing starts ------------------------
-		// check for asynchronous canceling
-		if (!this.running) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		boolean stubOpen = false;
-
-		try {
-			// run the data preparation
-			try {
-				this.driver.prepare();
-			}
-			catch (Throwable t) {
-				// if the preparation caused an error, clean up
-				// errors during clean-up are swallowed, because we have already a root exception
-				throw new Exception("The data preparation for task '" + this.getEnvironment().getTaskName() +
-					"' , caused an error: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-			}
-
-			// check for canceling
-			if (!this.running) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			// start all chained tasks
-			RegularPactTask.openChainedTasks(this.chainedTasks, this);
-
-			// open stub implementation
-			if (this.stub != null) {
-				try {
-					Configuration stubConfig = this.config.getStubParameters();
-					FunctionUtils.openFunction(this.stub, stubConfig);
-					stubOpen = true;
-				}
-				catch (Throwable t) {
-					throw new Exception("The user defined 'open()' method caused an exception: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-				}
-			}
-
-			// run the user code
-			this.driver.run();
-
-			// close. We close here such that a regular close throwing an exception marks a task as failed.
-			if (this.running && this.stub != null) {
-				FunctionUtils.closeFunction(this.stub);
-				stubOpen = false;
-			}
-
-			this.output.close();
-
-			// close all chained tasks letting them report failure
-			RegularPactTask.closeChainedTasks(this.chainedTasks, this);
-		}
-		catch (Exception ex) {
-			// close the input, but do not report any exceptions, since we already have another root cause
-			if (stubOpen) {
-				try {
-					FunctionUtils.closeFunction(this.stub);
-				}
-				catch (Throwable t) {
-					// do nothing
-				}
-			}
-			
-			// if resettable driver invoke teardown
-			if (this.driver instanceof ResettablePactDriver) {
-				final ResettablePactDriver<?, ?> resDriver = (ResettablePactDriver<?, ?>) this.driver;
-				try {
-					resDriver.teardown();
-				} catch (Throwable t) {
-					throw new Exception("Error while shutting down an iterative operator: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-				}
-			}
-
-			RegularPactTask.cancelChainedTasks(this.chainedTasks);
-
-			ex = ExceptionInChainedStubException.exceptionUnwrap(ex);
-
-			if (ex instanceof CancelTaskException) {
-				// forward canceling exception
-				throw ex;
-			}
-			else if (this.running) {
-				// throw only if task was not cancelled. in the case of canceling, exceptions are expected 
-				RegularPactTask.logAndThrowException(ex, this);
-			}
-		}
-		finally {
-			this.driver.cleanup();
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected void closeLocalStrategiesAndCaches() {
-		
-		// make sure that all broadcast variable references held by this task are released
-		if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			LOG.debug(formatLogString("Releasing all broadcast variables."));
-		}
-		
-		getEnvironment().getBroadcastVariableManager().releaseAllReferencesFromTask(this);
-		if (runtimeUdfContext != null) {
-			runtimeUdfContext.clearAllBroadcastVariables();
-		}
-		
-		// clean all local strategies and caches/pipeline breakers. 
-		
-		if (this.localStrategies != null) {
-			for (int i = 0; i < this.localStrategies.length; i++) {
-				if (this.localStrategies[i] != null) {
-					try {
-						this.localStrategies[i].close();
-					} catch (Throwable t) {
-						LOG.error("Error closing local strategy for input " + i, t);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if (this.tempBarriers != null) {
-			for (int i = 0; i < this.tempBarriers.length; i++) {
-				if (this.tempBarriers[i] != null) {
-					try {
-						this.tempBarriers[i].close();
-					} catch (Throwable t) {
-						LOG.error("Error closing temp barrier for input " + i, t);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if (this.resettableInputs != null) {
-			for (int i = 0; i < this.resettableInputs.length; i++) {
-				if (this.resettableInputs[i] != null) {
-					try {
-						this.resettableInputs[i].close();
-					} catch (Throwable t) {
-						LOG.error("Error closing cache for input " + i, t);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                 Task Setup and Teardown
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * @return the last output collector in the collector chain
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	protected Collector<OT> getLastOutputCollector() {
-		int numChained = this.chainedTasks.size();
-		return (numChained == 0) ? output : (Collector<OT>) chainedTasks.get(numChained - 1).getOutputCollector();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the last output {@link Collector} of the collector chain of this {@link RegularPactTask}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * In case of chained tasks, the output collector of the last {@link ChainedDriver} is set. Otherwise it is the
-	 * single collector of the {@link RegularPactTask}.
-	 *
-	 * @param newOutputCollector new output collector to set as last collector
-	 */
-	protected void setLastOutputCollector(Collector<OT> newOutputCollector) {
-		int numChained = this.chainedTasks.size();
-
-		if (numChained == 0) {
-			output = newOutputCollector;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		chainedTasks.get(numChained - 1).setOutputCollector(newOutputCollector);
-	}
-
-	public TaskConfig getLastTasksConfig() {
-		int numChained = this.chainedTasks.size();
-		return (numChained == 0) ? config : chainedTasks.get(numChained - 1).getTaskConfig();
-	}
-
-	protected S initStub(Class<? super S> stubSuperClass) throws Exception {
-		try {
-			ClassLoader userCodeClassLoader = getUserCodeClassLoader();
-			S stub = config.<S>getStubWrapper(userCodeClassLoader).getUserCodeObject(stubSuperClass, userCodeClassLoader);
-			// check if the class is a subclass, if the check is required
-			if (stubSuperClass != null && !stubSuperClass.isAssignableFrom(stub.getClass())) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("The class '" + stub.getClass().getName() + "' is not a subclass of '" + 
-						stubSuperClass.getName() + "' as is required.");
-			}
-			FunctionUtils.setFunctionRuntimeContext(stub, this.runtimeUdfContext);
-			return stub;
-		}
-		catch (ClassCastException ccex) {
-			throw new Exception("The stub class is not a proper subclass of " + stubSuperClass.getName(), ccex);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates the record readers for the number of inputs as defined by {@link #getNumTaskInputs()}.
-	 *
-	 * This method requires that the task configuration, the driver, and the user-code class loader are set.
-	 */
-	protected void initInputReaders() throws Exception {
-		final int numInputs = getNumTaskInputs();
-		final MutableReader<?>[] inputReaders = new MutableReader<?>[numInputs];
-
-		int currentReaderOffset = 0;
-
-		AccumulatorRegistry registry = getEnvironment().getAccumulatorRegistry();
-		AccumulatorRegistry.Reporter reporter = registry.getReadWriteReporter();
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < numInputs; i++) {
-			//  ---------------- create the input readers ---------------------
-			// in case where a logical input unions multiple physical inputs, create a union reader
-			final int groupSize = this.config.getGroupSize(i);
-
-			if (groupSize == 1) {
-				// non-union case
-				inputReaders[i] = new MutableRecordReader<IOReadableWritable>(getEnvironment().getInputGate(currentReaderOffset));
-			} else if (groupSize > 1){
-				// union case
-				InputGate[] readers = new InputGate[groupSize];
-				for (int j = 0; j < groupSize; ++j) {
-					readers[j] = getEnvironment().getInputGate(currentReaderOffset + j);
-				}
-				inputReaders[i] = new MutableRecordReader<IOReadableWritable>(new UnionInputGate(readers));
-			} else {
-				throw new Exception("Illegal input group size in task configuration: " + groupSize);
-			}
-
-			inputReaders[i].setReporter(reporter);
-
-			currentReaderOffset += groupSize;
-		}
-		this.inputReaders = inputReaders;
-
-		// final sanity check
-		if (currentReaderOffset != this.config.getNumInputs()) {
-			throw new Exception("Illegal configuration: Number of input gates and group sizes are not consistent.");
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates the record readers for the extra broadcast inputs as configured by {@link TaskConfig#getNumBroadcastInputs()}.
-	 *
-	 * This method requires that the task configuration, the driver, and the user-code class loader are set.
-	 */
-	protected void initBroadcastInputReaders() throws Exception {
-		final int numBroadcastInputs = this.config.getNumBroadcastInputs();
-		final MutableReader<?>[] broadcastInputReaders = new MutableReader<?>[numBroadcastInputs];
-
-		int currentReaderOffset = config.getNumInputs();
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < this.config.getNumBroadcastInputs(); i++) {
-			//  ---------------- create the input readers ---------------------
-			// in case where a logical input unions multiple physical inputs, create a union reader
-			final int groupSize = this.config.getBroadcastGroupSize(i);
-			if (groupSize == 1) {
-				// non-union case
-				broadcastInputReaders[i] = new MutableRecordReader<IOReadableWritable>(getEnvironment().getInputGate(currentReaderOffset));
-			} else if (groupSize > 1){
-				// union case
-				InputGate[] readers = new InputGate[groupSize];
-				for (int j = 0; j < groupSize; ++j) {
-					readers[j] = getEnvironment().getInputGate(currentReaderOffset + j);
-				}
-				broadcastInputReaders[i] = new MutableRecordReader<IOReadableWritable>(new UnionInputGate(readers));
-			} else {
-				throw new Exception("Illegal input group size in task configuration: " + groupSize);
-			}
-
-			currentReaderOffset += groupSize;
-		}
-		this.broadcastInputReaders = broadcastInputReaders;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Creates all the serializers and comparators.
-	 */
-	protected void initInputsSerializersAndComparators(int numInputs, int numComparators) throws Exception {
-		this.inputSerializers = new TypeSerializerFactory<?>[numInputs];
-		this.inputComparators = numComparators > 0 ? new TypeComparator<?>[numComparators] : null;
-		this.inputIterators = new MutableObjectIterator<?>[numInputs];
-
-		ClassLoader userCodeClassLoader = getUserCodeClassLoader();
-		
-		for (int i = 0; i < numInputs; i++) {
-			
-			final TypeSerializerFactory<?> serializerFactory = this.config.getInputSerializer(i, userCodeClassLoader);
-			this.inputSerializers[i] = serializerFactory;
-			
-			this.inputIterators[i] = createInputIterator(this.inputReaders[i], this.inputSerializers[i]);
-		}
-		
-		//  ---------------- create the driver's comparators ---------------------
-		for (int i = 0; i < numComparators; i++) {
-			
-			if (this.inputComparators != null) {
-				final TypeComparatorFactory<?> comparatorFactory = this.config.getDriverComparator(i, userCodeClassLoader);
-				this.inputComparators[i] = comparatorFactory.createComparator();
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Creates all the serializers and iterators for the broadcast inputs.
-	 */
-	protected void initBroadcastInputsSerializers(int numBroadcastInputs) throws Exception {
-		this.broadcastInputSerializers = new TypeSerializerFactory<?>[numBroadcastInputs];
-
-		ClassLoader userCodeClassLoader = getUserCodeClassLoader();
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < numBroadcastInputs; i++) {
-			//  ---------------- create the serializer first ---------------------
-			final TypeSerializerFactory<?> serializerFactory = this.config.getBroadcastInputSerializer(i, userCodeClassLoader);
-			this.broadcastInputSerializers[i] = serializerFactory;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 *
-	 * NOTE: This method must be invoked after the invocation of {@code #initInputReaders()} and
-	 * {@code #initInputSerializersAndComparators(int)}!
-	 *
-	 * @param numInputs
-	 */
-	protected void initLocalStrategies(int numInputs) throws Exception {
-
-		final MemoryManager memMan = getMemoryManager();
-		final IOManager ioMan = getIOManager();
-
-		this.localStrategies = new CloseableInputProvider<?>[numInputs];
-		this.inputs = new MutableObjectIterator<?>[numInputs];
-		this.excludeFromReset = new boolean[numInputs];
-		this.inputIsCached = new boolean[numInputs];
-		this.inputIsAsyncMaterialized = new boolean[numInputs];
-		this.materializationMemory = new int[numInputs];
-
-		// set up the local strategies first, such that the can work before any temp barrier is created
-		for (int i = 0; i < numInputs; i++) {
-			initInputLocalStrategy(i);
-		}
-
-		// we do another loop over the inputs, because we want to instantiate all
-		// sorters, etc before requesting the first input (as this call may block)
-
-		// we have two types of materialized inputs, and both are replayable (can act as a cache)
-		// The first variant materializes in a different thread and hence
-		// acts as a pipeline breaker. this one should only be there, if a pipeline breaker is needed.
-		// the second variant spills to the side and will not read unless the result is also consumed
-		// in a pipelined fashion.
-		this.resettableInputs = new SpillingResettableMutableObjectIterator<?>[numInputs];
-		this.tempBarriers = new TempBarrier<?>[numInputs];
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < numInputs; i++) {
-			final int memoryPages;
-			final boolean async = this.config.isInputAsynchronouslyMaterialized(i);
-			final boolean cached =  this.config.isInputCached(i);
-
-			this.inputIsAsyncMaterialized[i] = async;
-			this.inputIsCached[i] = cached;
-
-			if (async || cached) {
-				memoryPages = memMan.computeNumberOfPages(this.config.getRelativeInputMaterializationMemory(i));
-				if (memoryPages <= 0) {
-					throw new Exception("Input marked as materialized/cached, but no memory for materialization provided.");
-				}
-				this.materializationMemory[i] = memoryPages;
-			} else {
-				memoryPages = 0;
-			}
-
-			if (async) {
-				@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-				TempBarrier<?> barrier = new TempBarrier(this, getInput(i), this.inputSerializers[i], memMan, ioMan, memoryPages);
-				barrier.startReading();
-				this.tempBarriers[i] = barrier;
-				this.inputs[i] = null;
-			} else if (cached) {
-				@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-				SpillingResettableMutableObjectIterator<?> iter = new SpillingResettableMutableObjectIterator(
-					getInput(i), this.inputSerializers[i].getSerializer(), getMemoryManager(), getIOManager(), memoryPages, this);
-				this.resettableInputs[i] = iter;
-				this.inputs[i] = iter;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected void resetAllInputs() throws Exception {
-
-		// first we need to make sure that caches consume remaining data
-		// NOTE: we need to do this before closing the local strategies
-		for (int i = 0; i < this.inputs.length; i++) {
-
-			if (this.inputIsCached[i] && this.resettableInputs[i] != null) {
-				this.resettableInputs[i].consumeAndCacheRemainingData();
-			}
-		}
-
-		// close all local-strategies. they will either get re-initialized, or we have
-		// read them now and their data is cached
-		for (int i = 0; i < this.localStrategies.length; i++) {
-			if (this.localStrategies[i] != null) {
-				this.localStrategies[i].close();
-				this.localStrategies[i] = null;
-			}
-		}
-
-		final MemoryManager memMan = getMemoryManager();
-		final IOManager ioMan = getIOManager();
-
-		// reset the caches, or re-run the input local strategy
-		for (int i = 0; i < this.inputs.length; i++) {
-			if (this.excludeFromReset[i]) {
-				if (this.tempBarriers[i] != null) {
-					this.tempBarriers[i].close();
-					this.tempBarriers[i] = null;
-				} else if (this.resettableInputs[i] != null) {
-					this.resettableInputs[i].close();
-					this.resettableInputs[i] = null;
-				}
-			} else {
-				// make sure the input is not available directly, but are lazily fetched again
-				this.inputs[i] = null;
-
-				if (this.inputIsCached[i]) {
-					if (this.tempBarriers[i] != null) {
-						this.inputs[i] = this.tempBarriers[i].getIterator();
-					} else if (this.resettableInputs[i] != null) {
-						this.resettableInputs[i].reset();
-						this.inputs[i] = this.resettableInputs[i];
-					} else {
-						throw new RuntimeException("Found a resettable input, but no temp barrier and no resettable iterator.");
-					}
-				} else {
-					// close the async barrier if there is one
-					if (this.tempBarriers[i] != null) {
-						this.tempBarriers[i].close();
-					}
-
-					// recreate the local strategy
-					initInputLocalStrategy(i);
-
-					if (this.inputIsAsyncMaterialized[i]) {
-						final int pages = this.materializationMemory[i];
-						@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-						TempBarrier<?> barrier = new TempBarrier(this, getInput(i), this.inputSerializers[i], memMan, ioMan, pages);
-						barrier.startReading();
-						this.tempBarriers[i] = barrier;
-						this.inputs[i] = null;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	protected void excludeFromReset(int inputNum) {
-		this.excludeFromReset[inputNum] = true;
-	}
-
-	private void initInputLocalStrategy(int inputNum) throws Exception {
-		// check if there is already a strategy
-		if (this.localStrategies[inputNum] != null) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException();
-		}
-
-		// now set up the local strategy
-		final LocalStrategy localStrategy = this.config.getInputLocalStrategy(inputNum);
-		if (localStrategy != null) {
-			switch (localStrategy) {
-			case NONE:
-				// the input is as it is
-				this.inputs[inputNum] = this.inputIterators[inputNum];
-				break;
-			case SORT:
-				@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
-				UnilateralSortMerger<?> sorter = new UnilateralSortMerger(getMemoryManager(), getIOManager(),
-					this.inputIterators[inputNum], this, this.inputSerializers[inputNum], getLocalStrategyComparator(inputNum),
-					this.config.getRelativeMemoryInput(inputNum), this.config.getFilehandlesInput(inputNum),
-					this.config.getSpillingThresholdInput(inputNum), this.getExecutionConfig().isObjectReuseEnabled());
-				// set the input to null such that it will be lazily fetched from the input strategy
-				this.inputs[inputNum] = null;
-				this.localStrategies[inputNum] = sorter;
-				break;
-			case COMBININGSORT:
-				// sanity check this special case!
-				// this still breaks a bit of the abstraction!
-				// we should have nested configurations for the local strategies to solve that
-				if (inputNum != 0) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("Performing combining sort outside a (group)reduce task!");
-				}
-
-				// instantiate ourselves a combiner. we should not use the stub, because the sort and the
-				// subsequent (group)reduce would otherwise share it multi-threaded
-				final Class<S> userCodeFunctionType = this.driver.getStubType();
-				if (userCodeFunctionType == null) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("Performing combining sort outside a reduce task!");
-				}
-				final S localStub;
-				try {
-					localStub = initStub(userCodeFunctionType);
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					throw new RuntimeException("Initializing the user code and the configuration failed" +
-							(e.getMessage() == null ? "." : ": " + e.getMessage()), e);
-				}
-				
-				if (!(localStub instanceof GroupCombineFunction)) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("Performing combining sort outside a reduce task!");
-				}
-
-				@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
-				CombiningUnilateralSortMerger<?> cSorter = new CombiningUnilateralSortMerger(
-					(GroupCombineFunction) localStub, getMemoryManager(), getIOManager(), this.inputIterators[inputNum],
-					this, this.inputSerializers[inputNum], getLocalStrategyComparator(inputNum),
-					this.config.getRelativeMemoryInput(inputNum), this.config.getFilehandlesInput(inputNum),
-					this.config.getSpillingThresholdInput(inputNum), this.getExecutionConfig().isObjectReuseEnabled());
-				cSorter.setUdfConfiguration(this.config.getStubParameters());
-
-				// set the input to null such that it will be lazily fetched from the input strategy
-				this.inputs[inputNum] = null;
-				this.localStrategies[inputNum] = cSorter;
-				break;
-			default:
-				throw new Exception("Unrecognized local strategy provided: " + localStrategy.name());
-			}
-		} else {
-			// no local strategy in the config
-			this.inputs[inputNum] = this.inputIterators[inputNum];
-		}
-	}
-
-	private <T> TypeComparator<T> getLocalStrategyComparator(int inputNum) throws Exception {
-		TypeComparatorFactory<T> compFact = this.config.getInputComparator(inputNum, getUserCodeClassLoader());
-		if (compFact == null) {
-			throw new Exception("Missing comparator factory for local strategy on input " + inputNum);
-		}
-		return compFact.createComparator();
-	}
-	
-	protected MutableObjectIterator<?> createInputIterator(MutableReader<?> inputReader, TypeSerializerFactory<?> serializerFactory) {
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		MutableReader<DeserializationDelegate<?>> reader = (MutableReader<DeserializationDelegate<?>>) inputReader;
-		@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-		final MutableObjectIterator<?> iter = new ReaderIterator(reader, serializerFactory.getSerializer());
-		return iter;
-	}
-
-	protected int getNumTaskInputs() {
-		return this.driver.getNumberOfInputs();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a writer for each output. Creates an OutputCollector which forwards its input to all writers.
-	 * The output collector applies the configured shipping strategies for each writer.
-	 */
-	protected void initOutputs() throws Exception {
-		this.chainedTasks = new ArrayList<ChainedDriver<?, ?>>();
-		this.eventualOutputs = new ArrayList<RecordWriter<?>>();
-
-		ClassLoader userCodeClassLoader = getUserCodeClassLoader();
-
-		AccumulatorRegistry accumulatorRegistry = getEnvironment().getAccumulatorRegistry();
-		AccumulatorRegistry.Reporter reporter = accumulatorRegistry.getReadWriteReporter();
-
-		this.accumulatorMap = accumulatorRegistry.getUserMap();
-
-		this.output = initOutputs(this, userCodeClassLoader, this.config, this.chainedTasks, this.eventualOutputs,
-				this.getExecutionConfig(), reporter, this.accumulatorMap);
-	}
-
-	public DistributedRuntimeUDFContext createRuntimeContext(String taskName) {
-		Environment env = getEnvironment();
-
-		return new DistributedRuntimeUDFContext(taskName, env.getNumberOfSubtasks(),
-				env.getIndexInSubtaskGroup(), getUserCodeClassLoader(), getExecutionConfig(),
-				env.getDistributedCacheEntries(), this.accumulatorMap);
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                   Task Context Signature
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	@Override
-	public TaskConfig getTaskConfig() {
-		return this.config;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public TaskManagerRuntimeInfo getTaskManagerInfo() {
-		return getEnvironment().getTaskManagerInfo();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public MemoryManager getMemoryManager() {
-		return getEnvironment().getMemoryManager();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public IOManager getIOManager() {
-		return getEnvironment().getIOManager();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public S getStub() {
-		return this.stub;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Collector<OT> getOutputCollector() {
-		return this.output;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public AbstractInvokable getOwningNepheleTask() {
-		return this;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String formatLogString(String message) {
-		return constructLogString(message, getEnvironment().getTaskName(), this);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public <X> MutableObjectIterator<X> getInput(int index) {
-		if (index < 0 || index > this.driver.getNumberOfInputs()) {
-			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
-		}
-
-		// check for lazy assignment from input strategies
-		if (this.inputs[index] != null) {
-			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-			MutableObjectIterator<X> in = (MutableObjectIterator<X>) this.inputs[index];
-			return in;
-		} else {
-			final MutableObjectIterator<X> in;
-			try {
-				if (this.tempBarriers[index] != null) {
-					@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-					MutableObjectIterator<X> iter = (MutableObjectIterator<X>) this.tempBarriers[index].getIterator();
-					in = iter;
-				} else if (this.localStrategies[index] != null) {
-					@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-					MutableObjectIterator<X> iter = (MutableObjectIterator<X>) this.localStrategies[index].getIterator();
-					in = iter;
-				} else {
-					throw new RuntimeException("Bug: null input iterator, null temp barrier, and null local strategy.");
-				}
-				this.inputs[index] = in;
-				return in;
-			} catch (InterruptedException iex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("Interrupted while waiting for input " + index + " to become available.");
-			} catch (IOException ioex) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("An I/O Exception occurred while obtaining input " + index + ".");
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	@Override
-	public <X> TypeSerializerFactory<X> getInputSerializer(int index) {
-		if (index < 0 || index >= this.driver.getNumberOfInputs()) {
-			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
-		}
-
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		final TypeSerializerFactory<X> serializerFactory = (TypeSerializerFactory<X>) this.inputSerializers[index];
-		return serializerFactory;
-	}
-
-
-	@Override
-	public <X> TypeComparator<X> getDriverComparator(int index) {
-		if (this.inputComparators == null) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Comparators have not been created!");
-		}
-		else if (index < 0 || index >= this.driver.getNumberOfDriverComparators()) {
-			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
-		}
-
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		final TypeComparator<X> comparator = (TypeComparator<X>) this.inputComparators[index];
-		return comparator;
-	}
-
-	// ============================================================================================
-	//                                     Static Utilities
-	//
-	//            Utilities are consolidated here to ensure a uniform way of running,
-	//                   logging, exception handling, and error messages.
-	// ============================================================================================
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                       Logging
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	/**
-	 * Utility function that composes a string for logging purposes. The string includes the given message,
-	 * the given name of the task and the index in its subtask group as well as the number of instances
-	 * that exist in its subtask group.
-	 *
-	 * @param message The main message for the log.
-	 * @param taskName The name of the task.
-	 * @param parent The nephele task that contains the code producing the message.
-	 *
-	 * @return The string for logging.
-	 */
-	public static String constructLogString(String message, String taskName, AbstractInvokable parent) {
-		return message + ":  " + taskName + " (" + (parent.getEnvironment().getIndexInSubtaskGroup() + 1) +
-				'/' + parent.getEnvironment().getNumberOfSubtasks() + ')';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Prints an error message and throws the given exception. If the exception is of the type
-	 * {@link ExceptionInChainedStubException} then the chain of contained exceptions is followed
-	 * until an exception of a different type is found.
-	 *
-	 * @param ex The exception to be thrown.
-	 * @param parent The parent task, whose information is included in the log message.
-	 * @throws Exception Always thrown.
-	 */
-	public static void logAndThrowException(Exception ex, AbstractInvokable parent) throws Exception {
-		String taskName;
-		if (ex instanceof ExceptionInChainedStubException) {
-			do {
-				ExceptionInChainedStubException cex = (ExceptionInChainedStubException) ex;
-				taskName = cex.getTaskName();
-				ex = cex.getWrappedException();
-			} while (ex instanceof ExceptionInChainedStubException);
-		} else {
-			taskName = parent.getEnvironment().getTaskName();
-		}
-
-		if (LOG.isErrorEnabled()) {
-			LOG.error(constructLogString("Error in task code", taskName, parent), ex);
-		}
-
-		throw ex;
-	}
-
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                             Result Shipping and Chained Tasks
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates the {@link Collector} for the given task, as described by the given configuration. The
-	 * output collector contains the writers that forward the data to the different tasks that the given task
-	 * is connected to. Each writer applies a the partitioning as described in the configuration.
-	 *
-	 * @param task The task that the output collector is created for.
-	 * @param config The configuration describing the output shipping strategies.
-	 * @param cl The classloader used to load user defined types.
-	 * @param eventualOutputs The output writers that this task forwards to the next task for each output.
-	 * @param outputOffset The offset to start to get the writers for the outputs
-	 * @param numOutputs The number of outputs described in the configuration.
-	 *
-	 * @return The OutputCollector that data produced in this task is submitted to.
-	 */
-	public static <T> Collector<T> getOutputCollector(AbstractInvokable task, TaskConfig config, ClassLoader cl,
-			List<RecordWriter<?>> eventualOutputs, int outputOffset, int numOutputs, AccumulatorRegistry.Reporter reporter) throws Exception
-	{
-		if (numOutputs == 0) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		// get the factory for the serializer
-		final TypeSerializerFactory<T> serializerFactory = config.getOutputSerializer(cl);
-
-		// special case the Record
-		if (serializerFactory.getDataType().equals(Record.class)) {
-			final List<RecordWriter<Record>> writers = new ArrayList<RecordWriter<Record>>(numOutputs);
-
-			// create a writer for each output
-			for (int i = 0; i < numOutputs; i++) {
-				// create the OutputEmitter from output ship strategy
-				final ShipStrategyType strategy = config.getOutputShipStrategy(i);
-				final TypeComparatorFactory<?> compFact = config.getOutputComparator(i, cl);
-				final RecordOutputEmitter oe;
-				if (compFact == null) {
-					oe = new RecordOutputEmitter(strategy);
-				} else {
-					@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-					TypeComparator<Record> comparator = (TypeComparator<Record>) compFact.createComparator();
-					if (!comparator.supportsCompareAgainstReference()) {
-						throw new Exception("Incompatibe serializer-/comparator factories.");
-					}
-					final DataDistribution distribution = config.getOutputDataDistribution(i, cl);
-					final Partitioner<?> partitioner = config.getOutputPartitioner(i, cl);
-
-					oe = new RecordOutputEmitter(strategy, comparator, partitioner, distribution);
-				}
-
-				// setup accumulator counters
-				final RecordWriter<Record> recordWriter = new RecordWriter<Record>(task.getEnvironment().getWriter(outputOffset + i), oe);
-				recordWriter.setReporter(reporter);
-
-				writers.add(recordWriter);
-			}
-			if (eventualOutputs != null) {
-				eventualOutputs.addAll(writers);
-			}
-
-			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-			final Collector<T> outColl = (Collector<T>) new RecordOutputCollector(writers);
-			return outColl;
-		}
-		else {
-			// generic case
-			final List<RecordWriter<SerializationDelegate<T>>> writers = new ArrayList<RecordWriter<SerializationDelegate<T>>>(numOutputs);
-
-			// create a writer for each output
-			for (int i = 0; i < numOutputs; i++)
-			{
-				// create the OutputEmitter from output ship strategy
-				final ShipStrategyType strategy = config.getOutputShipStrategy(i);
-				final TypeComparatorFactory<T> compFactory = config.getOutputComparator(i, cl);
-
-				final ChannelSelector<SerializationDelegate<T>> oe;
-				if (compFactory == null) {
-					oe = new OutputEmitter<T>(strategy);
-				}
-				else {
-					final DataDistribution dataDist = config.getOutputDataDistribution(i, cl);
-					final Partitioner<?> partitioner = config.getOutputPartitioner(i, cl);
-
-					final TypeComparator<T> comparator = compFactory.createComparator();
-					oe = new OutputEmitter<T>(strategy, comparator, partitioner, dataDist);
-				}
-
-				final RecordWriter<SerializationDelegate<T>> recordWriter =
-						new RecordWriter<SerializationDelegate<T>>(task.getEnvironment().getWriter(outputOffset + i), oe);
-
-				// setup live accumulator counters
-				recordWriter.setReporter(reporter);
-
-				writers.add(recordWriter);
-			}
-			if (eventualOutputs != null) {
-				eventualOutputs.addAll(writers);
-			}
-			return new OutputCollector<T>(writers, serializerFactory.getSerializer());
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a writer for each output. Creates an OutputCollector which forwards its input to all writers.
-	 * The output collector applies the configured shipping strategy.
-	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static <T> Collector<T> initOutputs(AbstractInvokable nepheleTask, ClassLoader cl, TaskConfig config,
-										List<ChainedDriver<?, ?>> chainedTasksTarget,
-										List<RecordWriter<?>> eventualOutputs,
-										ExecutionConfig executionConfig,
-										AccumulatorRegistry.Reporter reporter,
-										Map<String, Accumulator<?,?>> accumulatorMap)
-	throws Exception
-	{
-		final int numOutputs = config.getNumOutputs();
-
-		// check whether we got any chained tasks
-		final int numChained = config.getNumberOfChainedStubs();
-		if (numChained > 0) {
-			// got chained stubs. that means that this one may only have a single forward connection
-			if (numOutputs != 1 || config.getOutputShipStrategy(0) != ShipStrategyType.FORWARD) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("Plan Generation Bug: Found a chained stub that is not connected via an only forward connection.");
-			}
-
-			// instantiate each task
-			@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-			Collector previous = null;
-			for (int i = numChained - 1; i >= 0; --i)
-			{
-				// get the task first
-				final ChainedDriver<?, ?> ct;
-				try {
-					Class<? extends ChainedDriver<?, ?>> ctc = config.getChainedTask(i);
-					ct = ctc.newInstance();
-				}
-				catch (Exception ex) {
-					throw new RuntimeException("Could not instantiate chained task driver.", ex);
-				}
-
-				// get the configuration for the task
-				final TaskConfig chainedStubConf = config.getChainedStubConfig(i);
-				final String taskName = config.getChainedTaskName(i);
-
-				if (i == numChained - 1) {
-					// last in chain, instantiate the output collector for this task
-					previous = getOutputCollector(nepheleTask, chainedStubConf, cl, eventualOutputs, 0, chainedStubConf.getNumOutputs(), reporter);
-				}
-
-				ct.setup(chainedStubConf, taskName, previous, nepheleTask, cl, executionConfig, accumulatorMap);
-				chainedTasksTarget.add(0, ct);
-
-				previous = ct;
-			}
-			// the collector of the first in the chain is the collector for the nephele task
-			return (Collector<T>) previous;
-		}
-		// else
-
-		// instantiate the output collector the default way from this configuration
-		return getOutputCollector(nepheleTask , config, cl, eventualOutputs, 0, numOutputs, reporter);
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                  User Code LifeCycle
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	/**
-	 * Opens the given stub using its {@link org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.RichFunction#open(Configuration)} method. If the open call produces
-	 * an exception, a new exception with a standard error message is created, using the encountered exception
-	 * as its cause.
-	 * 
-	 * @param stub The user code instance to be opened.
-	 * @param parameters The parameters supplied to the user code.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Thrown, if the user code's open method produces an exception.
-	 */
-	public static void openUserCode(Function stub, Configuration parameters) throws Exception {
-		try {
-			FunctionUtils.openFunction(stub, parameters);
-		} catch (Throwable t) {
-			throw new Exception("The user defined 'open(Configuration)' method in " + stub.getClass().toString() + " caused an exception: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Closes the given stub using its {@link org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.RichFunction#close()} method. If the close call produces
-	 * an exception, a new exception with a standard error message is created, using the encountered exception
-	 * as its cause.
-	 * 
-	 * @param stub The user code instance to be closed.
-	 * 
-	 * @throws Exception Thrown, if the user code's close method produces an exception.
-	 */
-	public static void closeUserCode(Function stub) throws Exception {
-		try {
-			FunctionUtils.closeFunction(stub);
-		} catch (Throwable t) {
-			throw new Exception("The user defined 'close()' method caused an exception: " + t.getMessage(), t);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                               Chained Task LifeCycle
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	/**
-	 * Opens all chained tasks, in the order as they are stored in the array. The opening process
-	 * creates a standardized log info message.
-	 * 
-	 * @param tasks The tasks to be opened.
-	 * @param parent The parent task, used to obtain parameters to include in the log message.
-	 * @throws Exception Thrown, if the opening encounters an exception.
-	 */
-	public static void openChainedTasks(List<ChainedDriver<?, ?>> tasks, AbstractInvokable parent) throws Exception {
-		// start all chained tasks
-		for (int i = 0; i < tasks.size(); i++) {
-			final ChainedDriver<?, ?> task = tasks.get(i);
-			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOG.debug(constructLogString("Start task code", task.getTaskName(), parent));
-			}
-			task.openTask();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Closes all chained tasks, in the order as they are stored in the array. The closing process
-	 * creates a standardized log info message.
-	 * 
-	 * @param tasks The tasks to be closed.
-	 * @param parent The parent task, used to obtain parameters to include in the log message.
-	 * @throws Exception Thrown, if the closing encounters an exception.
-	 */
-	public static void closeChainedTasks(List<ChainedDriver<?, ?>> tasks, AbstractInvokable parent) throws Exception {
-		for (int i = 0; i < tasks.size(); i++) {
-			final ChainedDriver<?, ?> task = tasks.get(i);
-			task.closeTask();
-			
-			if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOG.debug(constructLogString("Finished task code", task.getTaskName(), parent));
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Cancels all tasks via their {@link ChainedDriver#cancelTask()} method. Any occurring exception
-	 * and error is suppressed, such that the canceling method of every task is invoked in all cases.
-	 * 
-	 * @param tasks The tasks to be canceled.
-	 */
-	public static void cancelChainedTasks(List<ChainedDriver<?, ?>> tasks) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < tasks.size(); i++) {
-			try {
-				tasks.get(i).cancelTask();
-			} catch (Throwable t) {
-				// do nothing
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	//                                     Miscellaneous Utilities
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	
-	/**
-	 * Instantiates a user code class from is definition in the task configuration.
-	 * The class is instantiated without arguments using the null-ary constructor. Instantiation
-	 * will fail if this constructor does not exist or is not public.
-	 * 
-	 * @param <T> The generic type of the user code class.
-	 * @param config The task configuration containing the class description.
-	 * @param cl The class loader to be used to load the class.
-	 * @param superClass The super class that the user code class extends or implements, for type checking.
-	 * 
-	 * @return An instance of the user code class.
-	 */
-	public static <T> T instantiateUserCode(TaskConfig config, ClassLoader cl, Class<? super T> superClass) {
-		try {
-			T stub = config.<T>getStubWrapper(cl).getUserCodeObject(superClass, cl);
-			// check if the class is a subclass, if the check is required
-			if (superClass != null && !superClass.isAssignableFrom(stub.getClass())) {
-				throw new RuntimeException("The class '" + stub.getClass().getName() + "' is not a subclass of '" + 
-						superClass.getName() + "' as is required.");
-			}
-			return stub;
-		}
-		catch (ClassCastException ccex) {
-			throw new RuntimeException("The UDF class is not a proper subclass of " + superClass.getName(), ccex);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private static int[] asArray(List<Integer> list) {
-		int[] a = new int[list.size()];
-		
-		int i = 0;
-		for (int val : list) {
-			a[i++] = val;
-		}
-		return a;
-	}
-
-	public static void clearWriters(List<RecordWriter<?>> writers) {
-		for (RecordWriter<?> writer : writers) {
-			writer.clearBuffers();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static void clearReaders(MutableReader<?>[] readers) {
-		for (MutableReader<?> reader : readers) {
-			reader.clearBuffers();
-		}
-	}
-}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettableDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettableDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettableDriver.java
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators;
+
+import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function;
+
+
+/**
+ * This interface marks a {@code Driver} as resettable, meaning that will reset part of their internal state but
+ * otherwise reuse existing data structures.
+ *
+ * @see Driver
+ * @see TaskContext
+ * 
+ * @param <S> The type of stub driven by this driver.
+ * @param <OT> The data type of the records produced by this driver.
+ */
+public interface ResettableDriver<S extends Function, OT> extends Driver<S, OT> {
+	
+	boolean isInputResettable(int inputNum);
+	
+	void initialize() throws Exception;
+	
+	void reset() throws Exception;
+	
+	void teardown() throws Exception;
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flink/blob/b08669ab/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettablePactDriver.java
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diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettablePactDriver.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/operators/ResettablePactDriver.java
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-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-
-package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators;
-
-import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.Function;
-
-
-/**
- * This interface marks a {@code PactDriver} as resettable, meaning that will reset part of their internal state but
- * otherwise reuse existing data structures.
- *
- * @see PactDriver
- * @see PactTaskContext
- * 
- * @param <S> The type of stub driven by this driver.
- * @param <OT> The data type of the records produced by this driver.
- */
-public interface ResettablePactDriver<S extends Function, OT> extends PactDriver<S, OT> {
-	
-	boolean isInputResettable(int inputNum);
-	
-	void initialize() throws Exception;
-	
-	void reset() throws Exception;
-	
-	void teardown() throws Exception;
-}