Github user fmthoma commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/6021#discussion_r197142648
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flink-connectors/flink-connector-kinesis/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/connectors/kinesis/FlinkKinesisProducer.java
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@@ -144,6 +163,17 @@ public void setFailOnError(boolean failOnError) {
this.failOnError = failOnError;
}
+ /**
+ * The {@link KinesisProducer} holds an unbounded queue internally. To
avoid memory
+ * problems under high loads, a limit can be employed above which the
internal queue
+ * will be flushed, thereby applying backpressure.
+ *
+ * @param queueLimit The maximum length of the internal queue before
backpressuring
+ */
+ public void setQueueLimit(int queueLimit) {
+ this.queueLimit = queueLimit;
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â (`queueLimit > 0`)
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