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package org.apache.samza.system.descriptors;

import org.apache.samza.serializers.Serde;

/**
 * An {@link OutputDescriptor} can be used for specifying Samza and system-specific properties of output streams.
 * <p>
 * Stream properties provided in configuration override corresponding properties specified using a descriptor.
 * <p>
 * This is the base descriptor for an output stream. Use a system-specific input descriptor (e.g. KafkaOutputDescriptor)
 * obtained from its system descriptor (e.g. KafkaSystemDescriptor) if one is available. Otherwise use the
 * {@link GenericOutputDescriptor} obtained from a {@link GenericSystemDescriptor}.
 *
 * @param <StreamMessageType> type of messages in this stream.
 * @param <SubClass> type of the concrete sub-class
 */
public abstract class OutputDescriptor<StreamMessageType, SubClass extends OutputDescriptor<StreamMessageType, SubClass>>
    extends StreamDescriptor<StreamMessageType, SubClass> {
  /**
   * Constructs an {@link OutputDescriptor} instance.
   *
   * @param streamId id of the stream
   * @param serde serde for messages in the stream
   * @param systemDescriptor system descriptor this stream descriptor was obtained from
   */
  public OutputDescriptor(String streamId, Serde serde, SystemDescriptor systemDescriptor) {
    super(streamId, serde, systemDescriptor);
  }
}