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package org.apache.flink.table.sources

import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream.DataStream
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.environment.StreamExecutionEnvironment

/** Defines an external stream table and provides read access to its data.
  *
  * @tparam T Type of the [[DataStream]] created by this [[TableSource]].
  */
trait StreamTableSource[T] extends TableSource[T] {

  /**
    * Returns the data of the table as a [[DataStream]].
    *
    * NOTE: This method is for internal use only for defining a [[TableSource]].
    *       Do not use it in Table API programs.
    */
  def getDataStream(execEnv: StreamExecutionEnvironment): DataStream[T]
}