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package org.apache.samoa.topology;

import org.apache.samoa.core.ContentEvent;

/**
 * Stream interface.
 * 
 * @author severien
 * 
 */
public interface Stream {

  /**
   * Puts events into a platform specific data stream.
   * 
   * @param event
   */
  public void put(ContentEvent event);

  /**
   * Sets the stream id which is represented by a name.
   * 
   * @param stream
   */
  // public void setStreamId(String stream);

  /**
   * Gets stream id.
   * 
   * @return id
   */
  public String getStreamId();

  /**
   * Set batch size
   * 
   * @param batchSize
   *          the suggested size for batching messages on this stream
   */
  public void setBatchSize(int batchsize);
}