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ASF GitHub Bot commented on BEAM-1316:
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GitHub user sb2nov reopened a pull request:
https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/2715
[BEAM-1316] start bundle should not output any elements
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commit 007945fb2ff9e3cd4332b1d93bd375005aba5f7d
Author: Sourabh Bajaj <sourabhba...@google.com>
Date: 2017-04-26T22:09:03Z
[BEAM-1316] start bundle should not output any elements
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> DoFn#startBundle should not be able to output
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>
> Key: BEAM-1316
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-1316
> Project: Beam
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: sdk-java-core, sdk-py
> Reporter: Thomas Groh
> Assignee: Thomas Groh
> Fix For: First stable release
>
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> While within startBundle and finishBundle, the window in which elements are
> output is not generally defined. Elements must always be output from within a
> windowed context, or the {{WindowFn}} used by the {{PCollection}} may not
> operate appropriately.
> startBundle and finishBundle are suitable for operational duties, similarly
> to {{setup}} and {{teardown}}, but within the scope of some collection of
> input elements. This includes actions such as clearing field state within a
> DoFn and ensuring all live RPCs complete successfully before committing
> inputs.
> Sometimes it might be reasonable to output from {{@FinishBundle}} but it is
> hard to imagine a situation where output from {{@StartBundle}} is useful in a
> way that doesn't seriously abuse things.
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