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package backtype.storm.task;

import backtype.storm.tuple.Tuple;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

public interface IOutputCollector extends IErrorReporter {
    /**
     * Returns the task ids that received the tuples.
     */
    List<Integer> emit(String streamId, Collection<Tuple> anchors, List<Object> tuple);

    void emitDirect(int taskId, String streamId, Collection<Tuple> anchors, List<Object> tuple);

    void ack(Tuple input);

    void fail(Tuple input);
}