FloatOverwriteAggregator.java

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package org.apache.giraph.aggregators;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.FloatWritable;

/**
 * Aggregator that stores a value that is overwritten once another value is
 * aggregated. This aggregator is useful for one-to-many communication from
 * master.compute() or from a special vertex. In case multiple vertices write
 * to this aggregator, its behavior is non-deterministic.
 */
public class FloatOverwriteAggregator extends BasicAggregator<FloatWritable> {
  @Override
  public void aggregate(FloatWritable value) {
    getAggregatedValue().set(value.get());
  }

  @Override
  public FloatWritable createInitialValue() {
    return new FloatWritable(0);
  }
}