I think "sink" it the correct term here. It means that we write to a topic.
Processors, that don't have downstream nodes are called "terminal
operation" (at least in the DSL). Thus, a sink is also a "terminal
operation" but not the other way round.
So the docs are not optimal, as they put the
Yes, I think the key distinction, from the point of view of that
documentation section, is that it doesn't have downstream processors.
On 03/06/17 09:48, Damian Guy wrote:
Hi Michal,
In this case Sink Processor is really referring to a SinkNode that can
only produce to a kafka topic. Maybe
Hi Michal,
In this case Sink Processor is really referring to a SinkNode that can only
produce to a kafka topic. Maybe the terminology is incorrect as strictly
speaking a processor that writes data to anything could be considered a
Sink Processor.
On Sat, 3 Jun 2017 at 09:23 Michal Borowiecki
Hi all,
Streams docs say:
* *Sink Processor*: A sink processor is a special type of stream
processor that does not have down-stream processors. It sends any
received records from its up-stream processors to a specified
Kafka topic.
Would a processor that doesn't produce to a
