Group Records by TimePeriod or Count
Updated: Aug 28, 2026
package com.northconcepts.datapipeline.examples.cookbook;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.DataReader;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.DataWriter;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.Record;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.core.StreamWriter;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.group.CloseWindowStrategy;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.group.GroupByReader;
import com.northconcepts.datapipeline.job.Job;
public class GroupRecordsByTimePeriodOrCount {
private static final int MAX_ORDERS = 10;
private static final long MAX_TRANSACTIONS = 200;
private static final int RECORD_DELAY_MILLISECONDS = 250;
public static void main(String[] args) {
DataReader reader = new FakeMessageQueueReader(MAX_ORDERS, MAX_TRANSACTIONS, RECORD_DELAY_MILLISECONDS);
// group records by "order_id" and release them every 10 seconds even if no new records are received
reader = new GroupByReader(reader, "order_id")
.count("count_of_transactions")
.sum("amount")
.setCloseWindowStrategy(CloseWindowStrategy.limitedTime(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(10)))
;
DataWriter writer = StreamWriter.newSystemOutWriter();
Job job = Job.run(reader, writer);
System.out.println(job.getRecordsTransferred() + " - " + job.getRunningTimeAsString());
}
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public static class FakeMessageQueueReader extends DataReader {
private final int maxOrders;
private final long maxTransactions;
private long nextTransactionId;
private final long recordDelay;
public FakeMessageQueueReader(int maxOrders, long maxTransactions, long recordDelay) {
this.maxOrders = maxOrders;
this.maxTransactions = maxTransactions;
this.recordDelay = recordDelay;
}
@Override
protected Record readImpl() throws Throwable {
if (nextTransactionId >= maxTransactions) {
return null;
}
if (recordDelay > 0) {
Thread.sleep(recordDelay);
}
Record record = new Record();
record.setField("transaction_id", nextTransactionId++);
record.setField("order_id", "order" + nextTransactionId % maxOrders);
record.setField("amount", nextTransactionId + 0.01);
return record;
}
}
}
