docs: @Override
  	public void configure(Configuration parameters) {
  		super.configure(parameters);
  
  		// the if() clauses are to prevent the configure() method from
  		// overwriting the values set by the setters
  
  		if (Arrays.equals(delimiter, new byte[] {'\n'})) {
  			String delimString = parameters.getString(RECORD_DELIMITER, null);
  			if (delimString != null) {
  				setDelimiter(delimString);
  			}
  		}
  		
  		// set the number of samples
  		if (numLineSamples == NUM_SAMPLES_UNDEFINED) {
  			String samplesString = parameters.getString(NUM_STATISTICS_SAMPLES, null);
  			if (samplesString != null) {
  				try {
  					setNumLineSamples(Integer.parseInt(samplesString));
  				} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
  					if (LOG.isWarnEnabled()) {
  						LOG.warn("Invalid value for number of samples to take: " + samplesString + ". Skipping sampling.");
  					}
  					setNumLineSamples(0);
  				}
  			}
  		}
  	}