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| * |
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| package backtype.storm.windowing; |
| |
| /** |
| * Eviction policy tracks events and decides whether |
| * an event should be evicted from the window or not. |
| * |
| * @param <T> the type of event that is tracked. |
| */ |
| public interface EvictionPolicy<T> { |
| /** |
| * Decides if an event should be evicted from the window or not. |
| * |
| * @param event the input event |
| * @return true if the event should be evicted, false otherwise |
| */ |
| boolean evict(Event<T> event); |
| |
| /** |
| * Tracks the event to later decide whether |
| * {@link EvictionPolicy#evict(Event)} should evict it or not. |
| * |
| * @param event the input event to be tracked |
| */ |
| void track(Event<T> event); |
| } |