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package org.apache.nifi.python.processor;

import org.apache.nifi.processor.Processor;

/**
 * A model object that is used to bridge the gap between what is necessary for the Framework to interact
 * with a Python Processor and what is made available by lower level APIs
 */
public interface PythonProcessorBridge {
    /**
     * @return a proxy for the PythonProcessorAdapter that is responsible for calling the associated method on the Python side
     */
    PythonProcessorAdapter getProcessorAdapter();

    /**
     * @return a proxy for the actual Processor implementation that will trigger the appropriate method on the Python side
     */
    Processor getProcessorProxy();

    /**
     * @return the name of the Processor implementation. This will not contain a 'python.' prefix.
     */
    String getProcessorType();

    /**
     * Reloads the processor from source code, so that the next invocation of any method that's defined by the Processor will invoke
     * the new implementation. Note that the Processor will not be reloaded if the source has not changed since the Processor was last loaded.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if reloaded, <code>false</code> if not
     */
    boolean reload();

    /**
     * Initializes the Processor
     * @param context the initialization context
     */
    void initialize(PythonProcessorInitializationContext context);

}
