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Guozhang Wang commented on KAFKA-4217:
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We designed {{process()}} to be differentiated from {{transform()}} such that
{{process}} is used as the "end point" of the topology, returning no new data,
whereas {{transform}} used as connection point of the topology.
I think it is reasonable to extend {{Transformer.transform}} and
{{Transformer.punctuate}} to return a list of {{R}} typed values.
> KStream.transform equivalent of flatMap
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> Key: KAFKA-4217
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-4217
> Project: Kafka
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: streams
> Affects Versions: 0.10.0.1
> Reporter: Elias Levy
> Assignee: Guozhang Wang
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> {{KStream.transform}} gives you access to state stores while allowing you to
> return zero or one transformed {{KeyValue}}. Alas, it is unclear what method
> you should use if you want to access state stores and return zero or multiple
> {{KeyValue}}. Presumably you can use {{transform}}, always return {{null}},
> and use {{ProcessorContext.forward}} to emit {{KeyValues}}.
> It may be good to introduce a {{transform}}-like {{flatMap}} equivalent, or
> allow store access from other {{KStream}} methods, such as {{flatMap}} itself.
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