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package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.functions.windowing.delta;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
/**
* This interface allows the implementation of a function which calculates the
* delta between two data points. Delta functions might be used in delta
* policies and allow flexible adaptive windowing based on the arriving data
* points.
*
* @param <DATA>
* The type of input data which can be compared using this function.
*/
@PublicEvolving
public interface DeltaFunction<DATA> extends Serializable {
/**
* Calculates the delta between two given data points.
*
* @param oldDataPoint
* the old data point.
* @param newDataPoint
* the new data point.
* @return the delta between the two given points.
*/
double getDelta(DATA oldDataPoint, DATA newDataPoint);
}