diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/dataset/IDatasetInputChannel.java b/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/dataset/IDatasetInputChannel.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 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.hyracks.api.dataset;
-
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
-
-public interface IDatasetInputChannel {
-    public void registerMonitor(IDatasetInputChannelMonitor monitor);
-
-    public void setAttachment(Object attachment);
-
-    public Object getAttachment();
-
-    public ByteBuffer getNextBuffer();
-
-    public void recycleBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer);
-
-    public void open(int frameSize) throws HyracksDataException;
-
-    public void close() throws HyracksDataException;
-}
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