diff --git a/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/adapter/factory/FileSystemAdapterFactory.java b/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/external/adapter/factory/FileSystemAdapterFactory.java
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+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.util.DNSResolverFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.util.INodeResolver;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.util.INodeResolverFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.feeds.IAdapterFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.operators.file.AdmSchemafullRecordParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.operators.file.NtDelimitedDataTupleParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.DoubleParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.FloatParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.IValueParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.IntegerParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.LongParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.UTF8StringParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.ITupleParser;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.ITupleParserFactory;
+
+public abstract class FileSystemAdapterFactory implements IAdapterFactory {
+
+    protected Map<String, Object> configuration;
+    protected static INodeResolver nodeResolver;
+    private static final INodeResolver DEFAULT_NODE_RESOLVER = new DNSResolverFactory().createNodeResolver();
+
+    public static final String KEY_FORMAT = "format";
+    public static final String KEY_PARSER_FACTORY = "parser";
+    public static final String KEY_DELIMITER = "delimiter";
+    public static final String KEY_PATH = "path";
+    public static final String KEY_SOURCE_DATATYPE = "source-datatype";
+
+    public static final String FORMAT_DELIMITED_TEXT = "delimited-text";
+    public static final String FORMAT_ADM = "adm";
+
+    public static final String NODE_RESOLVER_FACTORY_PROPERTY = "node.Resolver";
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(FileSystemAdapterFactory.class.getName());
+
+    protected ITupleParserFactory parserFactory;
+    protected ITupleParser parser;
+
+    protected static final HashMap<ATypeTag, IValueParserFactory> typeToValueParserFactMap = new HashMap<ATypeTag, IValueParserFactory>();
+    static {
+        typeToValueParserFactMap.put(ATypeTag.INT32, IntegerParserFactory.INSTANCE);
+        typeToValueParserFactMap.put(ATypeTag.FLOAT, FloatParserFactory.INSTANCE);
+        typeToValueParserFactMap.put(ATypeTag.DOUBLE, DoubleParserFactory.INSTANCE);
+        typeToValueParserFactMap.put(ATypeTag.INT64, LongParserFactory.INSTANCE);
+        typeToValueParserFactMap.put(ATypeTag.STRING, UTF8StringParserFactory.INSTANCE);
+    }
+
+    protected ITupleParserFactory getDelimitedDataTupleParserFactory(ARecordType recordType) throws AsterixException {
+        int n = recordType.getFieldTypes().length;
+        IValueParserFactory[] fieldParserFactories = new IValueParserFactory[n];
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+            ATypeTag tag = recordType.getFieldTypes()[i].getTypeTag();
+            IValueParserFactory vpf = typeToValueParserFactMap.get(tag);
+            if (vpf == null) {
+                throw new NotImplementedException("No value parser factory for delimited fields of type " + tag);
+            }
+            fieldParserFactories[i] = vpf;
+        }
+        String delimiterValue = (String) configuration.get(KEY_DELIMITER);
+        if (delimiterValue != null && delimiterValue.length() > 1) {
+            throw new AsterixException("improper delimiter");
+        }
+
+        Character delimiter = delimiterValue.charAt(0);
+        return new NtDelimitedDataTupleParserFactory(recordType, fieldParserFactories, delimiter);
+    }
+
+    protected ITupleParserFactory getADMDataTupleParserFactory(ARecordType recordType) throws AsterixException {
+        try {
+            return new AdmSchemafullRecordParserFactory(recordType);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new AsterixException(e);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    protected void configureFormat(IAType sourceDatatype) throws Exception {
+        String parserFactoryClassname = (String) configuration.get(KEY_PARSER_FACTORY);
+        if (parserFactoryClassname == null) {
+            String specifiedFormat = (String) configuration.get(KEY_FORMAT);
+            if (specifiedFormat == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(" Unspecified data format");
+            } else if (FORMAT_DELIMITED_TEXT.equalsIgnoreCase(specifiedFormat)) {
+                parserFactory = getDelimitedDataTupleParserFactory((ARecordType) sourceDatatype);
+            } else if (FORMAT_ADM.equalsIgnoreCase((String) configuration.get(KEY_FORMAT))) {
+                parserFactory = getADMDataTupleParserFactory((ARecordType) sourceDatatype);
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(" format " + configuration.get(KEY_FORMAT) + " not supported");
+            }
+        } else {
+            parserFactory = (ITupleParserFactory) Class.forName(parserFactoryClassname).newInstance();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    protected INodeResolver getNodeResolver() {
+        if (nodeResolver == null) {
+            nodeResolver = initNodeResolver();
+        }
+        return nodeResolver;
+    }
+
+    private static INodeResolver initNodeResolver() {
+        INodeResolver nodeResolver = null;
+        String configuredNodeResolverFactory = System.getProperty(NODE_RESOLVER_FACTORY_PROPERTY);
+        if (configuredNodeResolverFactory != null) {
+            try {
+                nodeResolver = ((INodeResolverFactory) (Class.forName(configuredNodeResolverFactory).newInstance()))
+                        .createNodeResolver();
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
+                    LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Unable to create node resolver from the configured classname "
+                            + configuredNodeResolverFactory + "\n" + e.getMessage());
+                }
+                nodeResolver = DEFAULT_NODE_RESOLVER;
+            }
+        } else {
+            nodeResolver = DEFAULT_NODE_RESOLVER;
+        }
+        return nodeResolver;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/feeds/IFeedAdapter.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/feeds/IFeedAdapter.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.feeds;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Interface implemented by an adapter that can be controlled or managed by external
+ * commands (stop,alter)
+ */
+public interface IFeedAdapter {
+
+    /**
+     * Discontinue the ingestion of data and end the feed.
+     * 
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public void stop() throws Exception;
+
+    /**
+     * Modify the adapter configuration parameters. This method is called
+     * when the configuration parameters need to be modified while the adapter
+     * is ingesting data in an active feed.
+     * 
+     * @param properties
+     *            A HashMap containing the set of configuration parameters
+     *            that need to be altered.
+     */
+    public void alter(Map<String, Object> properties);
+
+}