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package org.apache.kafka.connect.connector;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* <p>
* Tasks contain the code that actually copies data to/from another system. They receive
* a configuration from their parent Connector, assigning them a fraction of a Kafka Connect job's work.
* The Kafka Connect framework then pushes/pulls data from the Task. The Task must also be able to
* respond to reconfiguration requests.
* </p>
* <p>
* Task only contains the minimal shared functionality between
* {@link org.apache.kafka.connect.source.SourceTask} and
* {@link org.apache.kafka.connect.sink.SinkTask}.
* </p>
*/
public interface Task {
/**
* Get the version of this task. Usually this should be the same as the corresponding {@link Connector} class's version.
*
* @return the version, formatted as a String
*/
String version();
/**
* Start the Task
* @param props initial configuration
*/
void start(Map<String, String> props);
/**
* Stop this task.
*/
void stop();
}