Correct, the content/data itself is not copied. A replica of the FlowFile object is created, pointing to the same piece of content in the Content Repository.
> On Nov 14, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Mark Petronic <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, just wanted to clarify for my understanding. You said... > > "NiFi does this without copying the data or anything, simply by creating a > new FlowFile that points to the same content on disk..." > > -- then you said, > > "So when you create two connections with the same relationship, you are > sending a copy of the FlowFile to both connections (i.e., you are replicating > it)." > > I believe it is the former - WITHOUT copying the contents of the file, just > passes a reference to the file unless the content is mutated but another > processor, correct? >
