Partitioner.java

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package org.apache.flink.api.common.functions;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;

/**
 * Function to implement a custom partition assignment for keys.
 * 
 * @param <K> The type of the key to be partitioned.
 */
@Public
public interface Partitioner<K> extends java.io.Serializable {

	/**
	 * Computes the partition for the given key.
	 * 
	 * @param key The key.
	 * @param numPartitions The number of partitions to partition into.
	 * @return The partition index.
	 */
	int partition(K key, int numPartitions);
}