Publisher.java

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package org.reactivestreams;

/**
 * A {@link Publisher} is a provider of a potentially unbounded number of sequenced elements, publishing them according to
 * the demand received from its {@link Subscriber}(s).
 * <p>
 * A {@link Publisher} can serve multiple {@link Subscriber}s subscribed {@link Publisher#subscribe(Subscriber)} dynamically
 * at various points in time.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of element signaled
 */
public interface Publisher<T> {

    /**
     * Request {@link Publisher} to start streaming data.
     * <p>
     * This is a "factory method" and can be called multiple times, each time starting a new {@link Subscription}.
     * <p>
     * Each {@link Subscription} will work for only a single {@link Subscriber}.
     * <p>
     * A {@link Subscriber} should only subscribe once to a single {@link Publisher}.
     * <p>
     * If the {@link Publisher} rejects the subscription attempt or otherwise fails it will
     * signal the error via {@link Subscriber#onError(Throwable)}.
     *
     * @param s the {@link Subscriber} that will consume signals from this {@link Publisher}
     */
    public void subscribe(Subscriber<? super T> s);
}