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 * Copyright © 2014 Cask Data, Inc.
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package io.cdap.cdap.pipeline;

import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;

/**
 * This class represents a processing system consisting of a number of stages. Each {@link Stage}
 * takes in data processes it and forwards it to the next {@link Stage}
 * <p/>
 * This class also allows all stages in the {@link Pipeline} to be managed collectively with methods
 * to run and get results of processing.
 *
 * @param <T> Type of object produced by this Pipeline.
 */
public interface Pipeline<T> {

  /**
   * Adds a {@link Stage} to the end of this pipeline.
   *
   * @param stage to be added to this pipeline.
   */
  void addLast(Stage stage);

  /**
   * Sets a {@link Stage} that always be executed when the pipeline execution completed. The context
   * object of the last stage being executed will be provided to this final stage.
   */
  void setFinally(Stage stage);

  /**
   * Runs this pipeline passing in the parameter to run with.
   *
   * @param o argument to run the pipeline.
   */
  ListenableFuture<T> execute(Object o) throws Exception;
}
