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package org.apache.samoa.topology;

/**
 * Processing item interface.
 * 
 * @author severien
 * 
 */
public interface ProcessingItem extends IProcessingItem {

  /**
   * Connects this processing item in a round robin fashion. The events will be distributed evenly between the
   * instantiated processing items.
   * 
   * @param inputStream
   *          Stream to connect this processing item.
   * @return ProcessingItem
   */
  public ProcessingItem connectInputShuffleStream(Stream inputStream);

  /**
   * Connects this processing item taking the event key into account. Events will be routed to the processing item
   * according to the modulus of its key and the paralellism level. Ex.: key = 5 and paralellism = 2, 5 mod 2 = 1.
   * Processing item responsible for 1 will receive this event.
   * 
   * @param inputStream
   *          Stream to connect this processing item.
   * @return ProcessingItem
   */
  public ProcessingItem connectInputKeyStream(Stream inputStream);

  /**
   * Connects this processing item to the stream in a broadcast fashion. All processing items of this type will receive
   * copy of the original event.
   * 
   * @param inputStream
   *          Stream to connect this processing item.
   * @return ProcessingItem
   */
  public ProcessingItem connectInputAllStream(Stream inputStream);

  /**
   * Gets processing item parallelism level.
   * 
   * @return int
   */
  public int getParallelism();
}