Struct fluvio::Offset

pub struct Offset { /* fields omitted */ }

Describes the location of an event stored in a Fluvio partition

All Fluvio events are stored as a log inside a partition. A log is just an ordered list, and an Offset is just a way to select an item from that list. There are several ways that an Offset may identify an element from a log. Suppose you sent some multiples of 11 to your partition. The various offset types would look like this:

        Partition Log: [ 00, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
 FromBeginning Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
       FromEnd Offset:    6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

When a new partition is created, it always starts counting new events at the Absolute offset of 0. An absolute offset is a unique index that represents the event’s distance from the very beginning of the partition. The absolute offset of an event never changes.

Fluvio allows you to set a retention policy that determines how long your events should live. Once an event has outlived your retention policy, Fluvio may delete it to save resources. Whenever it does this, it keeps track of the latest non-deleted event. This allows the FromBeginning offset to select an event which is a certain number of places in front of the deleted range. For example, let’s say that the first two events from our partition were deleted. Our new offsets would look like this:

                         These events were deleted!
                         |
                         vvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
 FromBeginning Offset:            0,  1,  2,  3,  4
       FromEnd Offset:    6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

Just like the FromBeginning offset may change if events are deleted, the FromEnd offset will change when new events are added. Let’s take a look:

                                       These events were added!
                                                              |
                                                     vvvvvvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9
 FromBeginning Offset:            0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7
       FromEnd Offset:    9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

Example

All offsets must be constructed with a positive index. Negative numbers are meaningless for offsets and therefore are not allowed. Trying to construct an offset with a negative number will yield None.

use fluvio::Offset;
let absolute_offset = Offset::absolute(5).unwrap();
let offset_from_beginning = Offset::from_beginning(100);
let offset_from_end = Offset::from_end(10);

// Negative values are not allowed for absolute offsets
assert!(Offset::absolute(-10).is_err());

Implementations

impl Offset

pub fn absolute(index: i64) -> Result<Offset, FluvioError>

Creates an absolute offset with the given index

The index must not be less than zero.

Example

assert!(Offset::absolute(100).is_ok());
assert!(Offset::absolute(0).is_ok());
assert!(Offset::absolute(-10).is_err());

pub fn beginning() -> Offset

Creates a relative offset starting at the beginning of the saved log

A relative FromBeginning offset will not always match an Absolute offset. In order to save space, Fluvio may sometimes delete events from the beginning of the log. When this happens, the FromBeginning relative offset starts counting from the first non-deleted log entry.

                         These events were deleted!
                         |
                         vvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
 FromBeginning Offset:            0,  1,  2,  3,  4
                                  ^
                                  |
                Offset::beginning()

Example

let offset: Offset = Offset::beginning();

pub fn from_beginning(offset: u32) -> Offset

Creates a relative offset a fixed distance after the oldest log entry

A relative FromBeginning offset will not always match an Absolute offset. In order to save space, Fluvio may sometimes delete events from the beginning of the log. When this happens, the FromBeginning relative offset starts counting from the first non-deleted log entry.

                         These events were deleted!
                         |
                         vvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
 FromBeginning Offset:            0,  1,  2,  3,  4
                                                  ^
                                                  |
                          Offset::from_beginning(4)

Example

// Creates an offset pointing 4 places after the oldest log entry
let offset: Offset = Offset::from_beginning(4);

pub fn end() -> Offset

Creates a relative offset pointing to the newest log entry

A relative FromEnd offset will point to the last “stable committed” event entry in the log. Since a log may continue growing at any time, a FromEnd offset may refer to different entries depending on when a query is made.

For example, Offset::end() will refer to the event with content 66 at this point in time:

        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
       FromEnd Offset:    6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

But when these new events are added, Offset::end() will refer to the event with content 99.

                                       These events were added!
                                                              |
                                                     vvvvvvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9
       FromEnd Offset:    9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

Example

// Creates an offset pointing to the latest log entry
let offset: Offset = Offset::end();

pub fn from_end(offset: u32) -> Offset

Creates a relative offset a fixed distance before the newest log entry

A relative FromEnd offset will begin counting from the last “stable committed” event entry in the log. Increasing the offset will select events in reverse chronological order from the most recent event towards the earliest event. Therefore, a relative FromEnd offset may refer to different entries depending on when a query is made.

For example, Offset::from_end(3) will refer to the event with content 33 at this point in time:

        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6
       FromEnd Offset:    6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

But when these new events are added, Offset::from_end(3) will refer to the event with content 66:

                                       These events were added!
                                                              |
                                                     vvvvvvvvvv
        Partition Log: [ .., .., 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99 ]
      Absolute Offset:    0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9
       FromEnd Offset:    9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1,  0

Example

// Creates an offset pointing 3 places before the latest log entry
let offset: Offset = Offset::from_end(3);

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for Offset

fn clone(&self) -> Offset

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for Offset

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl PartialEq<Offset> for Offset

fn eq(&self, other: &Offset) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Offset) -> bool

This method tests for !=.

impl StructuralPartialEq for Offset