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package com.datatorrent.contrib.zmq;

import com.datatorrent.api.DefaultInputPort;

/**
 * This is the base implementation of a single port ZeroMQ output adapter.&nbsp;
 * This operator will behave like a publisher that replies to requests.&nbsp;
 * Subclasses should implement the methods which create ZeroMQ messages from tuples.
 * <p>
 * <br>
 * Ports:<br>
 * <b>Input</b>: Can have one input port<br>
 * <b>Output</b>: no output port<br>
 * <br>
 * Properties:<br>
 * None<br>
 * <br>
 * Compile time checks:<br>
 * None<br>
 * <br>
 * Run time checks:<br>
 * None<br>
 * <br>
 * <b>Benchmarks</b>: Blast as many tuples as possible in inline mode<br>
 * <table border="1" cellspacing=1 cellpadding=1 summary="Benchmark table for AbstractSinglePortZeroMQOutputOperator&lt;K,V extends Number&gt; operator template">
 * <tr><th>In-Bound</th><th>Out-bound</th><th>Comments</th></tr>
 * <tr><td>One tuple per key per window per port</td><td><b>400 thousand K,V pairs/s</td><td>Out-bound rate is the main determinant of performance. Operator can process about 400 thousand unique (k,v immutable pairs) tuples/sec as ZeroMQ DAG. Tuples are assumed to be
 * immutable. If you use mutable tuples and have lots of keys, the benchmarks may differ</td></tr>
 * </table><br>
 * <br>
 * </p>
 * @displayName Abstract Single Port ZeroMQ Output
 * @category Messaging
 * @tags output operator
 * @since 0.3.2
 */
public abstract class AbstractSinglePortZeroMQOutputOperator<T> extends AbstractBaseZeroMQOutputOperator
{

  /**
   * Users need to provide conversion of Tuple to message
   * @param tuple
   */
  public abstract void processTuple(T tuple);

  /**
   * This is the input port which provides the tuples that are written out to ZeroMQ.
   */
  public final transient DefaultInputPort<T> inputPort = new DefaultInputPort<T>()
  {
    @Override
    public void process(T tuple)
    {
      processTuple(tuple); // This is an abstract call
    }
  };
}