BlockingBinaryEncoder (Apache Avro Java 1.7.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.avro.io.Encoder
- - org.apache.avro.io.BinaryEncoder
  - - org.apache.avro.io.BufferedBinaryEncoder
    - - org.apache.avro.io.BlockingBinaryEncoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Flushable
```
public class BlockingBinaryEncoder
extends BufferedBinaryEncoder
```
A BinaryEncoder implementation that writes large arrays and maps as a sequence of blocks. So long as individual primitive values fit in memory, arbitrarily long arrays and maps may be written and subsequently read without exhausting memory. Values are buffered until the specified block size would be exceeded, minimizing block overhead.
Use EncoderFactory.blockingBinaryEncoder(OutputStream, BinaryEncoder) to construct and configure.
BlockingBinaryEncoder buffers writes, data may not appear on the output until flush() is called.
BlockingBinaryEncoder is not thread-safe

See Also:
BinaryEncoder, EncoderFactory, Encoder

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`bytesBuffered()` Returns the number of bytes currently buffered by this encoder.
`void`	`flush()`
`void`	`setItemCount(long itemCount)` Call this method before writing a batch of items in an array or a map.
`void`	`startItem()` Start a new item of an array or map.
`void`	`writeArrayEnd()` Call this method to finish writing an array.
`void`	`writeArrayStart()` Call this method to start writing an array.
`void`	`writeBoolean(boolean b)` Write a boolean value.
`void`	`writeDouble(double d)` Write a double.
`void`	`writeFixed(byte[] bytes, int start, int len)` Writes a fixed size binary object.
`void`	`writeFloat(float f)` Write a float.
`void`	`writeIndex(int unionIndex)` Call this method to write the tag of a union.
`void`	`writeInt(int n)` Writes a 32-bit integer.
`void`	`writeLong(long n)` Write a 64-bit integer.
`void`	`writeMapEnd()` Call this method to terminate the inner-most, currently-opened map.
`void`	`writeMapStart()` Call this to start a new map.
`protected void`	`writeZero()` Write a zero byte to the underlying output.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.BufferedBinaryEncoder
writeFixed

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.BinaryEncoder
writeBytes, writeBytes, writeEnum, writeNull, writeString, writeString

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.Encoder
writeBytes, writeFixed, writeString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - flush
```
public void flush()
           throws IOException
```
    Specified by:
    
    flush in interface Flushable
    
    Overrides:
    
    flush in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeBoolean
```
public void writeBoolean(boolean b)
                  throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Write a boolean value.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeBoolean in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeInt
```
public void writeInt(int n)
              throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Writes a 32-bit integer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeInt in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeLong
```
public void writeLong(long n)
               throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Write a 64-bit integer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeLong in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeFloat
```
public void writeFloat(float f)
                throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Write a float.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeFloat in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeDouble
```
public void writeDouble(double d)
                 throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Write a double.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeDouble in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeFixed
```
public void writeFixed(byte[] bytes,
              int start,
              int len)
                throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Writes a fixed size binary object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeFixed in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Parameters:
    bytes - The contents to write
    start - The position within bytes where the contents start.
    len - The number of bytes to write.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeZero
```
protected void writeZero()
                  throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: BinaryEncoder
    
    Write a zero byte to the underlying output.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeZero in class BufferedBinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeArrayStart
```
public void writeArrayStart()
                     throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    Call this method to start writing an array. When starting to serialize an array, call Encoder.writeArrayStart(). Then, before writing any data for any item call Encoder.setItemCount(long) followed by a sequence of Encoder.startItem() and the item itself. The number of Encoder.startItem() should match the number specified in Encoder.setItemCount(long). When actually writing the data of the item, you can call any Encoder method (e.g., Encoder.writeLong(long)). When all items of the array have been written, call Encoder.writeArrayEnd(). As an example, let's say you want to write an array of records, the record consisting of an Long field and a Boolean field. Your code would look something like this:
```
  out.writeArrayStart();
  out.setItemCount(list.size());
  for (Record r : list) {
    out.startItem();
    out.writeLong(r.longField);
    out.writeBoolean(r.boolField);
  }
  out.writeArrayEnd();
  
```
    Overrides:
    
    writeArrayStart in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - setItemCount
```
public void setItemCount(long itemCount)
                  throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Call this method before writing a batch of items in an array or a map. Then for each item, call Encoder.startItem() followed by any of the other write methods of Encoder. The number of calls to Encoder.startItem() must be equal to the count specified in Encoder.setItemCount(long). Once a batch is completed you can start another batch with Encoder.setItemCount(long).
    
    Overrides:
    
    setItemCount in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Parameters:
    itemCount - The number of Encoder.startItem() calls to follow.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - startItem
```
public void startItem()
               throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Start a new item of an array or map. See Encoder.writeArrayStart() for usage information.
    
    Overrides:
    
    startItem in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeArrayEnd
```
public void writeArrayEnd()
                   throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Call this method to finish writing an array. See Encoder.writeArrayStart() for usage information.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeArrayEnd in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeMapStart
```
public void writeMapStart()
                   throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    Call this to start a new map. See Encoder.writeArrayStart() for details on usage. As an example of usage, let's say you want to write a map of records, the record consisting of an Long field and a Boolean field. Your code would look something like this:
```
 out.writeMapStart();
 out.setItemCount(list.size());
 for (Map.Entry entry : map.entrySet()) {
   out.startItem();
   out.writeString(entry.getKey());
   out.writeLong(entry.getValue().longField);
   out.writeBoolean(entry.getValue().boolField);
 }
 out.writeMapEnd();
 
```
    Overrides:
    
    writeMapStart in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeMapEnd
```
public void writeMapEnd()
                 throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    
    Call this method to terminate the inner-most, currently-opened map. See Encoder.writeArrayStart() for more details.
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeMapEnd in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - writeIndex
```
public void writeIndex(int unionIndex)
                throws IOException
```
    Description copied from class: Encoder
    Call this method to write the tag of a union. As an example of usage, let's say you want to write a union, whose second branch is a record consisting of an Long field and a Boolean field. Your code would look something like this:
```
 out.writeIndex(1);
 out.writeLong(record.longField);
 out.writeBoolean(record.boolField);
 
```
    Overrides:
    
    writeIndex in class BinaryEncoder
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - bytesBuffered
```
public int bytesBuffered()
```
    Description copied from class: BinaryEncoder
    
    Returns the number of bytes currently buffered by this encoder. If this Encoder does not buffer, this will always return zero.
    Call Flushable.flush() to empty the buffer to the underlying output.
    
    Overrides:
    
    bytesBuffered in class BufferedBinaryEncoder

Class BlockingBinaryEncoder

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.BufferedBinaryEncoder

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.BinaryEncoder

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avro.io.Encoder

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

flush

writeBoolean

writeInt

writeLong

writeFloat

writeDouble

writeFixed

writeZero

writeArrayStart

setItemCount

startItem

writeArrayEnd

writeMapStart

writeMapEnd

writeIndex

bytesBuffered