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====== Processing Type ======



===== About =====
[[:docs:op:op|Operations]] may implement the following ''processing type'':
  * ''stream''
  * ''batch''

They may support both.
===== Type =====



^ Operation Type ^ Processing Type ^ Description ^
| [[docs:flow:supplier|Supplier]] | ''batch'' | A batch supplier:\\ * will end\\ * supplies a finite number of data resources |
| [[docs:flow:supplier|Supplier]] | [[docs:flow:stream_pipeline|stream]] | A stream supplier:\\ * will never end if no [[docs:flow:pipeline#duration control|duration control is set]] \\ * supplies an infinite number of data resources |
| [[docs:flow:intermediate|Intermediate]] | ''batch'' | A intermediate batch operation will execute:\\ * at the end for a batch execution \\ * at interval for a [[docs:flow:stream_pipeline|stream]] (The interval being known as the ''window'') |
| [[docs:flow:intermediate|Intermediate]] | ''stream'' | A intermediate stream operation will execute immediately. \\ \\ There is 2 kind of intermediate stream operation: \\ * **map**: return 1 output for 1 input \\ * **split**: return N outputs for 1 input |