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package org.apache.kafka.connect.connector;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <p>
 * Tasks contain the code that actually copies data to/from another system. They receive
 * a configuration from their parent Connector, assigning them a fraction of a Kafka Connect job's work.
 * The Kafka Connect framework then pushes/pulls data from the Task. The Task must also be able to
 * respond to reconfiguration requests.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Task only contains the minimal shared functionality between
 * {@link org.apache.kafka.connect.source.SourceTask} and
 * {@link org.apache.kafka.connect.sink.SinkTask}.
 * </p>
 */
public interface Task {
    /**
     * Get the version of this task. Usually this should be the same as the corresponding {@link Connector} class's version.
     *
     * @return the version, formatted as a String
     */
    String version();

    /**
     * Start the Task
     * @param props initial configuration
     */
    void start(Map<String, String> props);

    /**
     * Stop this task.
     */
    void stop();
}
