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package org.apache.spark.sql.streaming;

import org.apache.spark.annotation.Experimental;
import org.apache.spark.annotation.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.streaming.InternalOutputModes;

/**
 * :: Experimental ::
 *
 * OutputMode is used to what data will be written to a streaming sink when there is
 * new data available in a streaming DataFrame/Dataset.
 *
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
@Experimental
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public class OutputMode {

  /**
   * OutputMode in which only the new rows in the streaming DataFrame/Dataset will be
   * written to the sink. This output mode can be only be used in queries that do not
   * contain any aggregation.
   *
   * @since 2.0.0
   */
  public static OutputMode Append() {
    return InternalOutputModes.Append$.MODULE$;
  }

  /**
   * OutputMode in which all the rows in the streaming DataFrame/Dataset will be written
   * to the sink every time there are some updates. This output mode can only be used in queries
   * that contain aggregations.
   *
   * @since 2.0.0
   */
  public static OutputMode Complete() {
    return InternalOutputModes.Complete$.MODULE$;
  }

  /**
   * OutputMode in which only the rows that were updated in the streaming DataFrame/Dataset will
   * be written to the sink every time there are some updates. If the query doesn't contain
   * aggregations, it will be equivalent to `Append` mode.
   *
   * @since 2.1.1
   */
  public static OutputMode Update() {
    return InternalOutputModes.Update$.MODULE$;
  }
}
