AsyncExceptionHandler.java

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package org.apache.flink.streaming.runtime.tasks;

/**
 * An interface marking a task as capable of handling exceptions thrown
 * by different threads, other than the one executing the task itself.
 */
public interface AsyncExceptionHandler {

	/**
	 * Handles an exception thrown by another thread (e.g. a TriggerTask),
	 * other than the one executing the main task.
	 */
	void handleAsyncException(String message, Throwable exception);
}