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package org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream;

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

import java.util.function.Supplier;

/**
 * A {@code ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier} interface which can create one or more {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} instances.
 * 
 * The supplier should always generate a new instance each time {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier#get()} gets called. Creating
 * a single {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} object and returning the same object reference in {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier#get()} would be
 * a violation of the supplier pattern and leads to runtime exceptions.
 *
 * @param   key type
 * @param   value type
 * @param  transformed value type
 * @see ValueTransformer
 * @see ValueTransformerWithKey
 * @see KStream#transformValues(ValueTransformerSupplier, String...)
 * @see KStream#transformValues(ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier, String...)
 * @see Transformer
 * @see TransformerSupplier
 * @see KStream#transform(TransformerSupplier, String...)
 */
public interface ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier extends ConnectedStoreProvider, Supplier> {

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