Package com.nt.udc.processor.DuplicateProcessor

Interface DeDuplicationHandler

All Superinterfaces:

IDCMethodHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeDuplicationHandlerImpl

public interface DeDuplicationHandler
extends IDCMethodHandler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ShortField	isDuplicate(MillisField timestamp, StringField key)	Determines if the event is a duplicate
ShortField	isDuplicate(MillisField timestamp, StringField timezoneID, StringField key)	Determines if the event is a duplicate

Method Details

isDuplicate

ShortField isDuplicate(MillisField timestamp,
 StringField timezoneID,
 StringField key)
                throws Exception

Determines if the event is a duplicate

Parameters:

timestamp - The timestamp

timezoneID - The TimeZone ID (i.e. UTC)

key - The de-duplication key to use

Returns:

Code indicating if this event is DUPLICATE, NO_DUPLICATE, or TOO_OLD

Throws:

Exception - if any issue occurs while trying to determine if this is a duplicate event

isDuplicate

ShortField isDuplicate(MillisField timestamp,
 StringField key)
                throws Exception

Determines if the event is a duplicate

Parameters:

timestamp - The timestamp (assumed to be UTC)

key - The de-duplication key to use

Returns:

Code indicating if this event is DUPLICATE, NO_DUPLICATE, or TOO_OLD

Throws:

Exception - if any issue occurs while trying to determine if this is a duplicate event