florianschmidt1994 opened a new pull request #6843: [FLINK-8482][DataStream] 
Allow users to choose from different timestamp strategies for interval join
URL: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/6843
 
 
   ## What is the purpose of the change
   
   This change will allow users to choose from different timestamp strategies 
when using the IntervalJoin in the DataStream API. A timestamp strategy defines 
which timestamp gets assigned to two elements that are joined together. 
   
   The usage in the API looks as follows
   
   ```
   leftKeyedStream.intervalJoin(rightKeyedStream)
           .between(<Time>, <Time>)
           .assignLeftTimestamp()
           .process(<ProcessJoinFunction>)
   ``` 
   
   The possible options to pick from are
   - `assignLeftTimestamp()`:
   - `assignRightTimestamp()`
   - `assignMinTimestamp()`
   - `assignMaxTimestamp()`
   
   In certain scenarios the watermark emitted by the IntervalJoinOperator needs 
to be delayed, in order to not produce any late data. This is only necessary 
when choosing `assignMinTimestamp()` or for certain combinations of upper / 
lower bound and `assignRightTimestamp()` / `assignLeftTimestamp()`. It is never 
necessary when using `assignMaxTimestamp()`.
   
   Delaying watermarks is implemented by subtracting the necessary delay from 
each incoming watermarks timestamp before emitting it. Note that this only 
takes effect with respect to downstream operators. The internal timerservice 
will still be advanced by the original watermark, so that timers (including 
those defined by the user) will still be fired with respect to the original 
watermark.
   
   ## Brief change log
     - Implement timestamp strategies in IntervalJoinOperator
     - Add to Scala DataStream API
     - Add to Java DataStream API
     - Add test cases to IntervalJoinITCase (both java & scala)
   
   ## Verifying this change
     - Extends integration tests in IntervalJoinITCase
   
   ## Does this pull request potentially affect one of the following parts:
   
     - Dependencies (does it add or upgrade a dependency): no
     - The public API, i.e., is any changed class annotated with 
`@Public(Evolving)`: yes
     - The serializers: no
     - The runtime per-record code paths (performance sensitive): yes
     - Anything that affects deployment or recovery: JobManager (and its 
components), Checkpointing, Yarn/Mesos, ZooKeeper: no
     - The S3 file system connector: no
   
   ## Documentation
   
     - Does this pull request introduce a new feature? yes
     - If yes, how is the feature documented? JavaDocs
   

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