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package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.functions.async;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * {@link ResultFuture} collects data / error in user codes while processing async i/o.
 *
 * @param <OUT> Output type
 */
@PublicEvolving
public interface ResultFuture<OUT> {
    /**
     * Completes the result future with a collection of result objects.
     *
     * <p>Note that it should be called for exactly one time in the user code. Calling this function
     * for multiple times will cause data lose.
     *
     * <p>Put all results in a {@link Collection} and then emit output.
     *
     * @param result A list of results.
     */
    void complete(Collection<OUT> result);

    /**
     * Completes the result future exceptionally with an exception.
     *
     * @param error A Throwable object.
     */
    void completeExceptionally(Throwable error);
}
