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package org.apache.flink.table.factories

import java.util

import org.apache.flink.table.sinks.BatchTableSink

/**
  * A factory to create configured table sink instances in a streaming environment based on
  * string-based properties. See also [[TableFactory]] for more information.
  *
  * @tparam T type of records that the factory consumes
  */
trait BatchTableSinkFactory[T] extends TableFactory {

  /**
    * Creates and configures a [[org.apache.flink.table.sinks.BatchTableSink]]
    * using the given properties.
    *
    * @param properties normalized properties describing a table sink.
    * @return the configured table sink.
    */
  def createBatchTableSink(properties: util.Map[String, String]): BatchTableSink[T]
}