public interface FileWriterPattern { 
  
	/**  
	 * Invoked during step setup phase  
	 * @param props  
	 */  
	public void initialize(Properties props);  
	  
	/**  
	 * This method should write the given record  
	 * object to the bufferedwriter.  
	 * @param out  
	 * @param record  
	 * @throws IOException  
	 */  
	public void writeRecord(BufferedWriter out, Object record) throws IOException;  
	  
	/**  
	 * This method is invoked only once just after the bufferedwriter  
	 * is opened. It should be used to write any header information  
	 * @param out  
	 * @throws IOException  
	 */  
	public void writeHeader(BufferedWriter out) throws IOException;  

        /**
	 * This method can be optionally called during process step to explicity 
	 * initialize and write the header. 
	 * @param header
	 * @throws IOException 
	 */
	public void writeHeader(BufferedWriter out, Object header) throws IOException;

}