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  package org.apache.avro.hadoop.io;
  
  import org.apache.avro.Schema;
  
  /**
   * Converts a Java object into an Avro datum.
   *
   * @param <INPUT>  The type of the input Java object to convert.
   * @param <OUTPUT> The type of the Avro datum to convert to.
   */
  public abstract class AvroDatumConverter<INPUT, OUTPUT> {
    public abstract OUTPUT convert(INPUT input);
  
    /**
     * Gets the writer schema that should be used to serialize the output Avro
     * datum.
     *
     * @return The writer schema for the output Avro datum.
     */
    public abstract Schema getWriterSchema();
  }
  