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 package org.apache.giraph.factories;

 import org.apache.giraph.edge.OutEdges;

 import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;

 import org.apache.hadoop.io.WritableComparable;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 /**

  * Factory interface for creating {@link OutEdges} instances.

  *

  * @param <I> Vertex ID type.

  * @param <E> Edge value type.

  */

 public interface OutEdgesFactory<I extends WritableComparable,

   E extends Writable> extends Serializable {

   /**

    * Creates a new {@link OutEdges instance}.

    *

    * @return {@link OutEdges} instance.

    */

   OutEdges<I, E> newInstance();

 }