SinkWriter (Flink : 2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

InputT - The type of the sink writer's input

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Subinterfaces:

CommittingSinkWriter<InputT,CommittableT>, StatefulSinkWriter<InputT,WriterStateT>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsyncSinkWriter, FileWriter, PrintSinkOutputWriter
```
@Public
public interface SinkWriter<InputT>
extends AutoCloseable
```
The SinkWriter is responsible for writing data.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`SinkWriter.Context`	Context that `write(InputT, org.apache.flink.api.connector.sink2.SinkWriter.Context)` can use for getting additional data about an input record.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`flush(boolean endOfInput)`	Called on checkpoint or end of input so that the writer to flush all pending data for at-least-once.
`void`	`write(InputT element, SinkWriter.Context context)`	Adds an element to the writer.
`default void`	`writeWatermark(Watermark watermark)`	Adds a watermark to the writer.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.AutoCloseable
close

- Method Detail
  - write
```
void write(InputT element,
           SinkWriter.Context context)
    throws IOException,
           InterruptedException
```
    Adds an element to the writer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The input record
    
    context - The additional information about the input record
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if fail to add an element.
    
    InterruptedException
  - flush
```
void flush(boolean endOfInput)
    throws IOException,
           InterruptedException
```
    Called on checkpoint or end of input so that the writer to flush all pending data for at-least-once.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
    
    InterruptedException
  - writeWatermark
```
default void writeWatermark(Watermark watermark)
                     throws IOException,
                            InterruptedException
```
    Adds a watermark to the writer.
    This method is intended for advanced sinks that propagate watermarks.
    
    Parameters:
    
    watermark - The watermark.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if fail to add a watermark.
    
    InterruptedException