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package org.apache.atlas.notification;

/**
 * Atlas notification consumer.  This consumer blocks until a notification can be read.
 *
 * @param <T>  the class type of notifications returned by this consumer
 */
public interface NotificationConsumer<T> {
    /**
     * Returns true when the consumer has more notifications.  Blocks until a notification becomes available.
     *
     * @return true when the consumer has notifications to be read
     */
    boolean hasNext();

    /**
     * Returns the next notification.
     *
     * @return the next notification
     */
    T next();

    /**
     * Returns the next notification without advancing.
     *
     * @return the next notification
     */
    T peek();

    /**
     * Commit the offset of messages that have been successfully processed.
     *
     * This API should be called when messages read with {@link #next()} have been successfully processed and
     * the consumer is ready to handle the next message, which could happen even after a normal or an abnormal
     * restart.
     */
    void commit();

    void close();
}