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package org.apache.storm.grouping;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.storm.generated.GlobalStreamId;
import org.apache.storm.task.WorkerTopologyContext;

public interface CustomStreamGrouping extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Tells the stream grouping at runtime the tasks in the target bolt. This information should be used in chooseTasks to determine the
     * target tasks.
     *
     * <p>It also tells the grouping the metadata on the stream this grouping will be used on.
     */
    void prepare(WorkerTopologyContext context, GlobalStreamId stream, List<Integer> targetTasks);

    /**
     * This function implements a custom stream grouping. It takes in as input the number of tasks in the target bolt in prepare and returns
     * the tasks to send the tuples to.
     *
     * @param values the values to group on
     */
    List<Integer> chooseTasks(int taskId, List<Object> values);
}