storm-core/src/jvm/backtype/storm/topology/IWindowedBolt.java

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package backtype.storm.topology;

import backtype.storm.task.OutputCollector;
import backtype.storm.task.TopologyContext;
import backtype.storm.windowing.TupleWindow;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A bolt abstraction for supporting time and count based sliding & tumbling windows.
 */
public interface IWindowedBolt extends IComponent {
    /**
     * This is similar to the {@link backtype.storm.task.IBolt#prepare(Map, TopologyContext, OutputCollector)} except
     * that while emitting, the tuples are automatically anchored to the tuples in the inputWindow.
     */
    void prepare(Map stormConf, TopologyContext context, OutputCollector collector);
    /**
     * Process the tuple window and optionally emit new tuples based on the tuples in the input window.
     */
    void execute(TupleWindow inputWindow);
    void cleanup();
}