Python sdk's PeriodicImpulse generates a bounded PCollection #21606
Description
See the dev mail list thread for details: https://lists.apache.org/thread/ps3m0jc0ngqp1y2s0mv2n6hxhvgkr3vw
PeriodicImpluse transform in Java sdk generates unbounded
PCollection; while in Python sdk it generates bounded PCollection. The
latter case may cause issues in streaming.
Per Cham: Note that the primary use-case of PeriodicImpulse (according to the design doc) was to
generate a fixed/bounded input that can slowly change over time but
changing over time dimension would make it unbounded.
Seems like we need to make python PeriodicImpulse generates an unbounded pcoll, in alignment with Java implementation, and also make sure that the change does not break the current implementation of its original use case (stream enrichment problem).
Imported from Jira BEAM-14498. Original Jira may contain additional context.
Reported by: yihu.