KafkaPublishTimestampFunction (kafka 2.61.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public interface KafkaPublishTimestampFunction<T>
extends java.io.Serializable
```
An interface for providing custom timestamp for elements written to Kafka.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.joda.time.Instant`	`getTimestamp(T element, org.joda.time.Instant elementTimestamp)`	Returns timestamp for element being published to Kafka.
`static <T> KafkaPublishTimestampFunction<T>`	`withElementTimestamp()`	Returns `KafkaPublishTimestampFunction` returns element timestamp from ProcessContext.

- Method Detail
  - getTimestamp
```
org.joda.time.Instant getTimestamp(T element,
                                   org.joda.time.Instant elementTimestamp)
```
    Returns timestamp for element being published to Kafka. See @ProducerRecord.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The element being published.
    
    elementTimestamp - Timestamp of the element from the context (i.e. @DoFn.ProcessContext.timestamp()
  - withElementTimestamp
```
static <T> KafkaPublishTimestampFunction<T> withElementTimestamp()
```
    Returns KafkaPublishTimestampFunction returns element timestamp from ProcessContext.