Github user dawidwys commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4331#discussion_r132173777 --- Diff: flink-libraries/flink-cep/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/cep/nfa/compiler/NFACompiler.java --- @@ -150,6 +160,59 @@ long getWindowTime() { } /** + * Check pattern after match skip strategy. + */ + private void checkPatternSkipStrategy() { + AfterMatchSkipStrategy afterMatchSkipStrategy = currentPattern.getAfterMatchSkipStrategy(); + if (afterMatchSkipStrategy.getStrategy() == AfterMatchSkipStrategy.SkipStrategy.SKIP_TO_FIRST || + afterMatchSkipStrategy.getStrategy() == AfterMatchSkipStrategy.SkipStrategy.SKIP_TO_LAST) { + Pattern<T, ?> pattern = currentPattern; + while (!pattern.getName().equals(afterMatchSkipStrategy.getPatternName())) { + pattern = pattern.getPrevious(); + } + // pattern name match check. + if (pattern == null) { + throw new MalformedPatternException("the pattern name specified in AfterMatchSkipStrategy " + + "can not be found in the given Pattern"); + } else { + // can not be used with optional states. + if (pattern.getQuantifier().hasProperty(Quantifier.QuantifierProperty.OPTIONAL)) { --- End diff -- We could also allow this. See comment below.
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