org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.api.writer

Interface ChannelSelector<T extends IOReadableWritable>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of record which is sent through the attached output gate

All Known Implementing Classes:

OutputEmitter, RoundRobinChannelSelector

public interface ChannelSelector<T extends IOReadableWritable>

The ChannelSelector determines to which logical channels a record should be written to.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int[]	selectChannels(T record, int numChannels) Returns the logical channel indexes, to which the given record should be written.

Method Detail

selectChannels

int[] selectChannels(T record,
                   int numChannels)

Returns the logical channel indexes, to which the given record should be written.

Parameters:

record - the record to the determine the output channels for

numChannels - the total number of output channels which are attached to respective output gate

Returns:

a (possibly empty) array of integer numbers which indicate the indices of the output channels through which the record shall be forwarded