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package org.apache.samza.startpoint;

import org.apache.samza.annotation.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.samza.system.SystemAdmin;

/**
 * A {@link SystemAdmin} implementation should implement this abstraction to support {@link Startpoint}.
 */
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public interface StartpointVisitor<IN, OUT> {

  /**
   * Performs a sequence of operations using IN and {@link StartpointSpecific} and returns the result of the execution.
   * @param input the input metadata about the startpoint.
   * @param startpointSpecific the {@link Startpoint} that represents the specific offset.
   * @return the result of executing the operations defined by the visit method.
   */
  default OUT visit(IN input, StartpointSpecific startpointSpecific) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("StartpointSpecific is not supported.");
  }

  /**
   * Performs a sequence of operations using IN and {@link StartpointTimestamp} and returns the result of the execution.
   * @param input the input metadata about the startpoint.
   * @param startpointTimestamp the {@link Startpoint} that represents the timestamp.
   * @return the result of executing the operations defined by the visit method.
   */
  default OUT visit(IN input, StartpointTimestamp startpointTimestamp) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("StartpointTimestamp is not supported.");
  }

  /**
   * Performs a sequence of operations using IN and {@link StartpointOldest} and returns the result of the execution.
   * @param input the input metadata about the startpoint.
   * @param startpointOldest the {@link Startpoint} that represents the earliest offset.
   * @return the result of executing the operations defined by the visit method.
   */
  default OUT visit(IN input, StartpointOldest startpointOldest) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("StartpointOldest is not supported.");
  }

  /**
   * Performs a sequence of operations using IN and {@link StartpointUpcoming} and returns the result of the execution.
   * @param input the input metadata about the startpoint.
   * @param startpointUpcoming the {@link Startpoint} that represents the latest offset.
   * @return the result of executing the operations defined by the visit method.
   */
  default OUT visit(IN input, StartpointUpcoming startpointUpcoming) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("StartpointUpcoming is not supported.");
  }
}