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package org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api;

import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.ConnectedStoreProvider;

import java.util.function.Supplier;

/**
 * A processor supplier that can create one or more {@link FixedKeyProcessor} instances.
 * 
 * The supplier should always generate a new instance each time {@link FixedKeyProcessorSupplier#get()} gets called. Creating
 * a single {@link FixedKeyProcessor} object and returning the same object reference in {@link FixedKeyProcessorSupplier#get()} would be
 * a violation of the supplier pattern and leads to runtime exceptions.
 *
 * @param  the type of input keys
 * @param  the type of input values
 * @param  the type of output values
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface FixedKeyProcessorSupplier
    extends ConnectedStoreProvider, Supplier> {

    /**
     * Return a newly constructed {@link FixedKeyProcessor} instance.
     * The supplier should always generate a new instance each time {@code FixedKeyProcessorSupplier#get()} gets called.
     * 
     * Creating a single {@link FixedKeyProcessor} object and returning the same object reference in {@code FixedKeyProcessorSupplier#get()}
     * is a violation of the supplier pattern and leads to runtime exceptions.
     *
     * @return a new {@link FixedKeyProcessor} instance
     */
    FixedKeyProcessor get();
}