HadoopStreaming is an R package developed by David S. Rosenberg. We can say this is a simple framework for MapReduce scripting. This also runs without Hadoop for operating data in a streaming fashion. We can consider this R package as a Hadoop MapReduce initiator. For any analyst or developer who is not able to recall the Hadoop streaming command to be passed in the command prompt, this package will be helpful to quickly run the Hadoop MapReduce job.
The three main features of this package are as follows:
Chunkwise data reading: The package allows chunkwise data reading and writing for Hadoop streaming. This feature will overcome memory issues.
Supports various data formats: The package allows the reading and writing of data in three different data formats.
Robust utility for the Hadoop streaming command: The package also allows users to specify the command-line argument for Hadoop streaming.
This package is mainly designed with three functions for reading...