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This module contains the Table/SQL API for writing table programs within the table ecosystem using the Java programming language.

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package org.apache.flink.table.api;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
import org.apache.flink.table.expressions.Expression;

/** A table that has been windowed and grouped for {@link GroupWindow}s. */
@PublicEvolving
public interface WindowGroupedTable {

    /**
     * Performs a selection operation on a window grouped table. Similar to an SQL SELECT statement.
     * The field expressions can contain complex expressions and aggregations.
     *
     * Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * windowGroupedTable.select($("key"), $("window").start(), $("value").avg().as("valavg"));
     * }
     *
     * Scala Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * windowGroupedTable.select('key, 'window.start, 'value.avg as 'valavg)
     * }
     */
    Table select(Expression... fields);

    /**
     * Performs an aggregate operation on a window grouped table. You have to close the {@link
     * #aggregate(Expression)} with a select statement. The output will be flattened if the output
     * type is a composite type.
     *
     * Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * windowGroupedTable.aggregate(call(MyAggregateFunction.class, $("a"), $("b")).as("x", "y", "z"))
     *   .select($("key"), $("window").start(), $("x"), $("y"), $("z"));
     * }
     *
     * Scala Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * val aggFunc = new MyAggregateFunction
     * windowGroupedTable
     *   .aggregate(aggFunc('a, 'b) as ('x, 'y, 'z))
     *   .select('key, 'window.start, 'x, 'y, 'z)
     * }
     */
    AggregatedTable aggregate(Expression aggregateFunction);

    /**
     * Performs a flatAggregate operation on a window grouped table. FlatAggregate takes a
     * TableAggregateFunction which returns multiple rows. Use a selection after flatAggregate.
     *
     * Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * windowGroupedTable.flatAggregate(call(MyTableAggregateFunction.class, $("a"), $("b")).as("x", "y", "z"))
     *   .select($("key"), $("window").start(), $("x"), $("y"), $("z"));
     * }
     *
     * Scala Example:
     *
     * 
{@code
     * val tableAggFunc = new MyTableAggregateFunction
     * windowGroupedTable
     *   .flatAggregate(tableAggFunc('a, 'b) as ('x, 'y, 'z))
     *   .select('key, 'window.start, 'x, 'y, 'z)
     * }
     */
    FlatAggregateTable flatAggregate(Expression tableAggregateFunction);
}