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package org.apache.flink.table.client.gateway.local.result;

import org.apache.flink.table.api.types.DataType;
import org.apache.flink.table.client.gateway.local.ProgramDeployer;
import org.apache.flink.table.sinks.TableSink;

/**
 * A result of a dynamic table program.
 *
 * <p>Note: Make sure to call close() after the result is not needed anymore.
 *
 * @param <C> type of the cluster id to which this result belongs to
 */
public interface DynamicResult<C> extends Result<C> {

	/**
	 * Returns whether this result is materialized such that snapshots can be taken or results
	 * must be retrieved record-wise.
	 */
	boolean isMaterialized();

	/**
	 * Returns the output type as defined by the query.
	 */
	DataType getOutputType();

	/**
	 * Starts the table program using the given deployer and monitors it's execution.
	 */
	void startRetrieval(ProgramDeployer<C> deployer);

	/**
	 * Returns the table sink required by this result type.
	 */
	TableSink<?> getTableSink();

	/**
	 * Closes the retrieval and all involved threads.
	 */
	void close();

}