QueueSubscription.java

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package io.reactivex.internal.fuseable;

import java.util.Queue;

import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;

/**
 * An interface extending Queue and Subscription and allows negotiating
 * the fusion mode between subsequent operators  of the {@code Flowable} base reactive type.
 * <p>
 * The negotiation happens in subscription time when the upstream
 * calls the {@code onSubscribe} with an instance of this interface. The
 * downstream has then the obligation to call {@link #requestFusion(int)}
 * with the appropriate mode before calling {@code request()}.
 * <p>
 * In <b>synchronous fusion</b>, all upstream values are either already available or is generated
 * when {@link #poll()} is called synchronously. When the {@link #poll()} returns null,
 * that is the indication if a terminated stream. Downstream should not call {@link #request(long)}
 * in this mode. In this mode, the upstream won't call the onXXX methods.
 * <p>
 * In <b>asynchronous fusion</b>, upstream values may become available to {@link #poll()} eventually.
 * Upstream signals onError() and onComplete() as usual but onNext may not actually contain
 * the upstream value but have {@code null} instead. Downstream should treat such onNext as indication
 * that {@link #poll()} can be called. In this mode, the downstream still has to call {@link #request(long)}
 * to indicate it is prepared to receive more values.
 * <p>
 * The general rules for consuming the {@link Queue} interface:
 * <ul>
 * <li> {@link #poll()} has to be called sequentially (from within a serializing drain-loop).</li>
 * <li>In addition, callers of {@link #poll()} should be prepared to catch exceptions.</li>
 * <li>Due to how computation attaches to the {@link #poll()}, {@link #poll()} may return
 * {@code null} even if a preceding {@link #isEmpty()} returned false.</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * Implementations should only allow calling the following methods and the rest of the
 * {@link Queue} interface methods should throw {@link UnsupportedOperationException}:
 * <ul>
 * <li>{@link #poll()}</li>
 * <li>{@link #isEmpty()}</li>
 * <li>{@link #clear()}</li>
 * </ul>
 * @param <T> the value type transmitted through the queue
 */
public interface QueueSubscription<T> extends QueueFuseable<T>, Subscription {
}