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package org.apache.beam.runners.dataflow.worker.util.common.worker;

/** An interface that groups inputs to an accumulator and flushes the output. */
public interface GroupingTable<K, InputT, AccumT> {

  /** Adds a pair to this table, possibly flushing some entries to output if the table is full. */
  void put(Object pair, Receiver receiver) throws Exception;

  /** Flushes all entries in this table to output. */
  void flush(Receiver output) throws Exception;
}
