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

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Observable;

/**
 * An abstract class used for iterators that notify observers about size in bytes of their elements,
 * as they are being iterated over. The subclasses need to implement the standard Iterator interface
 * and call method notifyValueReturned() for each element read and/or iterated over.
 *
 * @param <V> value type
 */
public abstract class ElementByteSizeObservableIterator<V> extends Observable
    implements Iterator<V> {
  protected final void notifyValueReturned(long byteSize) {
    setChanged();
    notifyObservers(byteSize);
  }
}
