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package org.apache.kafka.clients.producer;
import org.apache.kafka.common.Configurable;
import org.apache.kafka.common.Cluster;
import java.io.Closeable;
/**
* Partitioner Interface
*/
public interface Partitioner extends Configurable, Closeable {
/**
* Compute the partition for the given record.
*
* @param topic The topic name
* @param key The key to partition on (or null if no key)
* @param keyBytes The serialized key to partition on( or null if no key)
* @param value The value to partition on or null
* @param valueBytes The serialized value to partition on or null
* @param cluster The current cluster metadata
*/
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value, byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster);
/**
* This is called when partitioner is closed.
*/
public void close();
}