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package org.apache.beam.fn.harness.data;

import org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction.Timer;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.Coder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.fn.data.CloseableFnDataReceiver;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.fn.data.FnDataReceiver;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.fn.data.LogicalEndpoint;

/**
 * The {@link BeamFnTimerClient} is able to register to forward outbound timers to a {@link
 * FnDataReceiver}. Callers can register to receive timers via {@link
 * org.apache.beam.fn.harness.PTransformRunnerFactory.Context#addIncomingTimerEndpoint}.
 */
public interface BeamFnTimerClient {
  /**
   * Registers for a timer handler for the provided logical endpoint.
   *
   * <p>The provided coder is used to encode timers. The outbound timers should be passed to the
   * returned receiver.
   */
  <K> CloseableFnDataReceiver<Timer<K>> register(
      LogicalEndpoint logicalEndpoint, Coder<Timer<K>> coder);
}
