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package org.apache.beam.runners.core;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.annotations.Experimental;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.annotations.Experimental.Kind;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.state.State;
/**
* Interface for accessing a {@link StateTag} in the current context.
*
* <p>For internal use only.
*/
@Experimental(Kind.STATE)
public interface StateAccessor<K> {
/**
* Access the storage for the given {@code address} in the current window.
*
* <p>Never accounts for merged windows. When windows are merged, any state accessed via
* this method must be eagerly combined and written into the result window.
*/
<StateT extends State> StateT access(StateTag<StateT> address);
}