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package org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.partition;

public enum ResultPartitionType {

	BLOCKING(false, false),

	/**
	 * Pipelined partitions with a bounded (local) buffer pool.
	 *
	 * For streaming jobs, a fixed limit on the buffer pool size should help avoid that too much
	 * data is being buffered and checkpoint barriers are delayed. In contrast to limiting the
	 * overall network buffer pool size, this, however, still allows to be flexible with regards
	 * to the total number of partitions by selecting an appropriately big network buffer pool size.
	 *
	 * For batch jobs, it will be best to keep this unlimited ({@link #PIPELINED}) since there are
	 * no checkpoint barriers.
	 */
	PIPELINED(true, true);

	/** Can the partition be consumed while being produced? */
	private final boolean isPipelined;

	/** Does the partition produce back pressure when not consumed? */
	private final boolean hasBackPressure;

	/**
	 * Specifies the behaviour of an intermediate result partition at runtime.
	 */
	ResultPartitionType(boolean isPipelined, boolean hasBackPressure) {
		this.isPipelined = isPipelined;
		this.hasBackPressure = hasBackPressure;
	}

	public boolean hasBackPressure() {
		return hasBackPressure;
	}

	public boolean isBlocking() {
		return !isPipelined;
	}

	public boolean isPipelined() {
		return isPipelined;
	}
}