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package org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.sort;
import org.apache.flink.runtime.operators.util.CloseableInputProvider;
import org.apache.flink.util.MutableObjectIterator;
/**
* The SortMerger interface representing the public interface to all specific Sort-Merge implementations.
*
*/
public interface Sorter<E> extends CloseableInputProvider<E>
{
MutableObjectIterator<E> getIterator() throws InterruptedException;
}