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package org.apache.spark.sql.connector.write;

import org.apache.spark.annotation.Evolving;
import org.apache.spark.sql.connector.write.streaming.StreamingDataWriterFactory;

/**
 * This interface contains physical write information that data sources can use when
 * generating a {@link DataWriterFactory} or a {@link StreamingDataWriterFactory}.
 */
@Evolving
public interface PhysicalWriteInfo {
  /**
   * The number of partitions of the input data that is going to be written.
   */
  int numPartitions();
}
