Github user mxm commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/2732#discussion_r89137049
--- Diff:
flink-java/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/java/ExecutionEnvironment.java ---
@@ -911,6 +912,24 @@ public JobExecutionResult execute() throws Exception {
public abstract JobExecutionResult execute(String jobName) throws
Exception;
/**
+ * Triggers the program execution, just like {@code execute()} but does
not block.
+ * Instead, it returns a JobClient which can be used to interact with
the running job.
+ * @return A JobClient for job interaction.
+ * @throws Exception Thrown if the program submission fails.
+ */
+ public JobClient executeWithControl() throws Exception {
+ return executeWithControl(getDefaultName());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Triggers the program execution, just like {@code execute(String
jobName)} but does not block.
+ * Instead, it returns a JobClient which can be used to interact with
the running job.
+ * @return A JobClient for job interaction.
+ * @throws Exception Thrown if the program submission fails.
+ */
+ public abstract JobClient executeWithControl(String jobName) throws
Exception;
--- End diff --
Maybe `executeWithClient`?
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