org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms

Class WithTimestamps<T>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.PTransform<PCollection<T>,PCollection<T>>

org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.WithTimestamps<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, HasDisplayData

public class WithTimestamps<T>
extends PTransform<PCollection<T>,PCollection<T>>

A PTransform for assigning timestamps to all the elements of a PCollection.

Timestamps are used to assign Windows to elements within the Window.into(org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.WindowFn) PTransform. Assigning timestamps is useful when the input data set comes from a Source without implicit timestamps (such as TextIO).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.PTransform

name

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PCollection<T>	expand(PCollection<T> input) Applies this PTransform on the given InputT, and returns its Output.
Duration	getAllowedTimestampSkew() Deprecated. This method permits a to elements to be emitted behind the watermark. These elements are considered late, and if behind the allowed lateness of a downstream PCollection may be silently dropped. See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-644 for details on a replacement.
static <T> WithTimestamps<T>	of(SerializableFunction<T,Instant> fn) For a SerializableFunction fn from T to Instant, outputs a PTransform that takes an input PCollection<T> and outputs a PCollection<T> containing every element v in the input where each element is output with a timestamp obtained as the result of fn.apply(v).
WithTimestamps<T>	withAllowedTimestampSkew(Duration allowedTimestampSkew) Deprecated. This method permits a to elements to be emitted behind the watermark. These elements are considered late, and if behind the allowed lateness of a downstream PCollection may be silently dropped. See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-644 for details on a replacement.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.PTransform

getAdditionalInputs, getDefaultOutputCoder, getDefaultOutputCoder, getDefaultOutputCoder, getKindString, getName, populateDisplayData, toString, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

of

public static <T> WithTimestamps<T> of(SerializableFunction<T,Instant> fn)

For a SerializableFunction fn from T to Instant, outputs a PTransform that takes an input PCollection<T> and outputs a PCollection<T> containing every element v in the input where each element is output with a timestamp obtained as the result of fn.apply(v).

If the input PCollection elements have timestamps, the output timestamp for each element must not be before the input element's timestamp minus the value of getAllowedTimestampSkew(). If an output timestamp is before this time, the transform will throw an IllegalArgumentException when executed. Use withAllowedTimestampSkew(Duration) to update the allowed skew.

CAUTION: Use of withAllowedTimestampSkew(Duration) permits elements to be emitted behind the watermark. These elements are considered late, and if behind the allowed lateness of a downstream PCollection may be silently dropped. See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-644 for details on a replacement.

Each output element will be in the same windows as the input element. If a new window based on the new output timestamp is desired, apply a new instance of Window.into(WindowFn).

This transform will fail at execution time with a NullPointerException if for any input element the result of fn.apply(v) is null.

Example of use in Java 8:

 PCollection<Record> timestampedRecords = records.apply(
     WithTimestamps.of((Record rec) -> rec.getInstant());
 

withAllowedTimestampSkew

@Deprecated
public WithTimestamps<T> withAllowedTimestampSkew(Duration allowedTimestampSkew)

Deprecated. This method permits a to elements to be emitted behind the watermark. These elements are considered late, and if behind the allowed lateness of a downstream PCollection may be silently dropped. See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-644 for details on a replacement.

Return a new WithTimestamps like this one with updated allowed timestamp skew, which is the maximum duration that timestamps can be shifted backward. Does not modify this object.

The default value is Duration.ZERO, allowing timestamps to only be shifted into the future. For infinite skew, use new Duration(Long.MAX_VALUE).

getAllowedTimestampSkew

@Deprecated
public Duration getAllowedTimestampSkew()

Deprecated. This method permits a to elements to be emitted behind the watermark. These elements are considered late, and if behind the allowed lateness of a downstream PCollection may be silently dropped. See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-644 for details on a replacement.

Returns the allowed timestamp skew duration, which is the maximum duration that timestamps can be shifted backwards from the timestamp of the input element.

See Also:

DoFn.getAllowedTimestampSkew()

expand

public PCollection<T> expand(PCollection<T> input)

Description copied from class: PTransform

Applies this PTransform on the given InputT, and returns its Output.

Composite transforms, which are defined in terms of other transforms, should return the output of one of the composed transforms. Non-composite transforms, which do not apply any transforms internally, should return a new unbound output and register evaluators (via backend-specific registration methods).

Specified by:

expand in class PTransform<PCollection<T>,PCollection<T>>