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+package spark.rdd
+
+import spark.{RDD, SparkContext, SparkEnv, Partition, TaskContext}
+
+
+/**
+ * An RDD that is empty, i.e. has no element in it.
+ */
+class EmptyRDD[T: ClassManifest](sc: SparkContext) extends RDD[T](sc, Nil) {
+
+  override def getPartitions: Array[Partition] = Array.empty
+
+  override def compute(split: Partition, context: TaskContext): Iterator[T] = {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("empty RDD")
+  }
+}