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package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.functions.async.collector;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
/**
* {@link AsyncCollector} collects data / error in user codes while processing async i/o.
*
* @param <OUT> Output type
*/
@PublicEvolving
public interface AsyncCollector<OUT> {
/**
* Set result.
*
* <p>Note that it should be called for exactly one time in the user code.
* Calling this function for multiple times will cause data lose.
*
* <p>Put all results in a {@link Collection} and then emit output.
*
* @param result A list of results.
*/
void collect(Collection<OUT> result);
/**
* Set error.
*
* @param error A Throwable object.
*/
void collect(Throwable error);
}