In your scenario, you want to store some value that is obtained in Superstep 1, so that it is available to a vertex in all the subsequent supersteps. The best place to do that is to store it on the vertex itself. The simplest example is ShortesPath Example where you store the current lowest distance on the vertex, and when you receive a message you update it with the new lowest mistake. I assume that in your program you don't want to update the value after Superstep 1. So don't. Just keep an extra variable in your vertex value class and set it in superstep 1 so that it can be used by the vertex in all the following steps.
But if you want to store global information i.e in superstep 1, every vertex computes and stores a value and in the subsequent supersteps, a vertex needs access to the stored values of all the vertices, you need to make those values global. The only way to do it is to use a persistent aggregator. In superstep 1, every vertex computes the value and then sends it to the persistent aggregator that can contain a hashmap from the vertex id to the value. This value will persist across all the supersteps since the aggregator is a persistent one. Will be available to every vertex too. On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Mirko Kämpf <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > if it is a local value, just important for that given vertex, it might > work with a local variable, maybe even a more complex data structure, e.g. > a Stack or a FIFO buffer, to handle "old" data. I do not consider to > exchange data between vertexes, only within one vertex over time. > > I write this here, to share my idea, but I am not really sure if a Giraph > vertex works like this. It's just how I would try it ... > > But I think we will see a definitive answer soon. > > Have a nice day! > Mirko > > > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Jyoti Yadav > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi folks... >> >> while executing my program ,i came across a doubt which is creating >> problem... >> >> Scenario.... >> >> In compute() function, >> Suppose in superstep1 each vertex want to save some value so that every >> vertex can use its previously saved value in upcoming supersteps...Is it >> possible??? >> >> >> Any ideas are really appreciated... >> >> Thanks... >> Jyoti >> >> >> >> > > >
