| Prompt: |
| What pipeline patterns exist in Apache Beam? |
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| Response: |
| Beam pipeline patterns are a set of best practices for building Apache Beam pipelines. They are based on real-world Beam deployments and are designed to help you build resilient, flexible, and portable pipelines. |
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| The following list includes some of the most common pipeline patterns: |
| - [File processing patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/file-processing/) |
| - [Pipeline options patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/pipeline-options/) |
| - [Side input patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/side-inputs/) |
| - [Windowing patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/custom-windows/) |
| - [State and Timers patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/grouping-elements-for-efficient-external-service-calls/) |
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| For more information, see the [Pipeline Patterns](https://beam.apache.org/documentation/patterns/overview/) section of the Beam Programming Guide. |
