# Package org.apache.nutch.segment

A segment stores all data from on generate/fetch/update cycle: fetch list, protocol status, raw content, parsed content, and extracted outgoing links.

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  SegmentMergeFilter | Interface used to filter segments during segment merge.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  ContentAsTextInputFormat | An input format that takes Nutch Content objects and converts them to text while converting newline endings to spaces.
  SegmentChecker | Checks whether a segment is valid, or has a certain status (generated, fetched, parsed), or can be used safely for a certain processing step (e.g., indexing).
  SegmentMergeFilters | This class wraps all `SegmentMergeFilter` extensions in a single object so it is easier to operate on them.
  SegmentMerger | This tool takes several segments and merges their data together.
  SegmentMerger.ObjectInputFormat | Wraps inputs in an `MetaWrapper`, to permit merging different types in reduce and use additional metadata.
  SegmentMerger.SegmentMergerMapper |
  SegmentMerger.SegmentMergerReducer | NOTE: in selecting the latest version we rely exclusively on the segment name (not all segment data contain time information).
  SegmentMerger.SegmentOutputFormat |
  SegmentPart | Utility class for handling information about segment parts.
  SegmentReader | Dump the content of a segment.
  SegmentReader.InputCompatMapper |
  SegmentReader.InputCompatReducer |
  SegmentReader.SegmentReaderStats |
  SegmentReader.TextOutputFormat | Implements a text output format

## Package org.apache.nutch.segment Description

A segment stores all data from on generate/fetch/update cycle: fetch list, protocol status, raw content, parsed content, and extracted outgoing links.

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