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package org.apache.beam.sdk.util.common;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * An {@link Iterator} with the ability to copy its iteration state.
 *
 * @param <T> the type of elements returned by this iterator
 */
public interface Reiterator<T> extends Iterator<T> {
  /**
   * Returns a copy of the current {@link Reiterator}. The copy's iteration state is logically
   * independent of the current iterator; each may be advanced without affecting the other.
   *
   * <p>The returned {@code Reiterator} is not guaranteed to return referentially identical
   * iteration results as the original {@link Reiterator}, although {@link Object#equals} will
   * typically return true for the corresponding elements of each if the original source is
   * logically immutable.
   */
  Reiterator<T> copy();
}
