@Override
  protected List<Path> commitWriter(StripeMultiFileWriter writer, FileDetails fd,
    CompactionRequestImpl request) throws IOException {
    List<Path> newFiles = writer.commitWriters(fd.maxSeqId, request.isMajor(), request.getFiles());
    assert !newFiles.isEmpty() : "Should have produced an empty file to preserve metadata.";
    return newFiles;
  }
This is the placeholder for stripe compactor. The implementation, as well as the proper javadoc,
will be added in HBASE-7967.
hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/compactions/StripeCompactor.java