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ASF GitHub Bot commented on FLINK-1819: --------------------------------------- Github user fhueske commented on the pull request: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/966#issuecomment-130319656 To keep it consistent with the remaining API. For functions you need to extend a RichFunction if you want to have access to the RuntimeContext. I agree that the name is not perfect (and I think everybody else got your point as well) but I think it's a valid point to aim for consistency. > Allow access to RuntimeContext from Input and OutputFormats > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: FLINK-1819 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-1819 > Project: Flink > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Local Runtime > Affects Versions: 0.9, 0.8.1 > Reporter: Fabian Hueske > Assignee: Sachin Goel > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 0.9 > > > User function that extend a RichFunction can access a {{RuntimeContext}} > which gives the parallel id of the task and access to Accumulators and > BroadcastVariables. > Right now, Input and OutputFormats cannot access their {{RuntimeContext}}. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)