Hadoop Writable

gistfile1.java

    public class MyWritable implements Writable {
       // Some data     
       private int counter;
       private long timestamp;
       
       public void write(DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         out.writeInt(counter);
         out.writeLong(timestamp);
       }
       
       public void readFields(DataInput in) throws IOException {
         counter = in.readInt();
         timestamp = in.readLong();
       }
       
       public static MyWritable read(DataInput in) throws IOException {
         MyWritable w = new MyWritable();
         w.readFields(in);
         return w;
       }
     }