KTable.java

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package org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream;

import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serde;
import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Bytes;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.KafkaStreams;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.KeyValue;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.StoreQueryParameters;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.StreamsBuilder;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.StreamsConfig;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.Topology;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.ProcessorContext;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.StateStore;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.StreamPartitioner;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.KeyValueStore;
import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.ReadOnlyKeyValueStore;

import java.util.function.Function;

/**
 * {@code KTable} is an abstraction of a <i>changelog stream</i> from a primary-keyed table.
 * Each record in this changelog stream is an update on the primary-keyed table with the record key as the primary key.
 * <p>
 * A {@code KTable} is either {@link StreamsBuilder#table(String) defined from a single Kafka topic} that is
 * consumed message by message or the result of a {@code KTable} transformation.
 * An aggregation of a {@link KStream} also yields a {@code KTable}.
 * <p>
 * A {@code KTable} can be transformed record by record, joined with another {@code KTable} or {@link KStream}, or
 * can be re-partitioned and aggregated into a new {@code KTable}.
 * <p>
 * Some {@code KTable}s have an internal state (a {@link ReadOnlyKeyValueStore}) and are therefore queryable via the
 * interactive queries API.
 * For example:
 * <pre>{@code
 *     final KTable table = ...
 *     ...
 *     final KafkaStreams streams = ...;
 *     streams.start()
 *     ...
 *     final String queryableStoreName = table.queryableStoreName(); // returns null if KTable is not queryable
 *     ReadOnlyKeyValueStore view = streams.store(queryableStoreName, QueryableStoreTypes.timestampedKeyValueStore());
 *     view.get(key);
 *}</pre>
 *<p>
 * Records from the source topic that have null keys are dropped.
 *
 * @param <K> Type of primary keys
 * @param <V> Type of value changes
 * @see KStream
 * @see KGroupedTable
 * @see GlobalKTable
 * @see StreamsBuilder#table(String)
 */
public interface KTable<K, V> {

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists of all records of this {@code KTable} which satisfy the given
     * predicate, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * All records that do not satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filter} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filter(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does not satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record
     * is forwarded.
     *
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filterNot(Predicate)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filter(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists of all records of this {@code KTable} which satisfy the given
     * predicate, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * All records that do not satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filter} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filter(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does not satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record
     * is forwarded.
     *
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param named     a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filterNot(Predicate)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filter(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate, final Named named);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists of all records of this {@code KTable} which satisfy the given
     * predicate, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * All records that do not satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filter} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filter(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does not satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record
     * is forwarded.
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link ReadOnlyKeyValueStore} it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * <pre>{@code
     * KafkaStreams streams = ... // filtering words
     * ReadOnlyKeyValueStore<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>> localStore = streams.store(queryableStoreName, QueryableStoreTypes.<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>>timestampedKeyValueStore());
     * K key = "some-word";
     * ValueAndTimestamp<V> valueForKey = localStore.get(key); // key must be local (application state is shared over all running Kafka Streams instances)
     * }</pre>
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     *
     * @param predicate     a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filterNot(Predicate, Materialized)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filter(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate,
                        final Materialized<K, V, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists of all records of this {@code KTable} which satisfy the given
     * predicate, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * All records that do not satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filter} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filter(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does not satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record
     * is forwarded.
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link ReadOnlyKeyValueStore} it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * <pre>{@code
     * KafkaStreams streams = ... // filtering words
     * ReadOnlyKeyValueStore<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>> localStore = streams.store(queryableStoreName, QueryableStoreTypes.<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>>timestampedKeyValueStore());
     * K key = "some-word";
     * ValueAndTimestamp<V> valueForKey = localStore.get(key); // key must be local (application state is shared over all running Kafka Streams instances)
     * }</pre>
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     *
     * @param predicate     a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param named         a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filterNot(Predicate, Materialized)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filter(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate,
                        final Named named,
                        final Materialized<K, V, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists all records of this {@code KTable} which do <em>not</em> satisfy the
     * given predicate, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * All records that <em>do</em> satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filterNot} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filterNot(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record is
     * forwarded.
     *
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that do <em>not</em> satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filter(Predicate)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filterNot(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists all records of this {@code KTable} which do <em>not</em> satisfy the
     * given predicate, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * All records that <em>do</em> satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filterNot} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filterNot(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record is
     * forwarded.
     *
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param named     a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that do <em>not</em> satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filter(Predicate)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filterNot(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate, final Named named);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists all records of this {@code KTable} which do <em>not</em> satisfy the
     * given predicate, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * All records that <em>do</em> satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filterNot} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filterNot(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record is
     * forwarded.
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link ReadOnlyKeyValueStore} it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * <pre>{@code
     * KafkaStreams streams = ... // filtering words
     * ReadOnlyKeyValueStore<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>> localStore = streams.store(queryableStoreName, QueryableStoreTypes.<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>>timestampedKeyValueStore());
     * K key = "some-word";
     * ValueAndTimestamp<V> valueForKey = localStore.get(key); // key must be local (application state is shared over all running Kafka Streams instances)
     * }</pre>
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that do <em>not</em> satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filter(Predicate, Materialized)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filterNot(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate,
                           final Materialized<K, V, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} that consists all records of this {@code KTable} which do <em>not</em> satisfy the
     * given predicate, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * All records that <em>do</em> satisfy the predicate are dropped.
     * For each {@code KTable} update, the filter is evaluated based on the current update
     * record and then an update record is produced for the result {@code KTable}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code filterNot} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#filterNot(Predicate)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided filter predicate is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * Furthermore, for each record that gets dropped (i.e., does satisfy the given predicate) a tombstone record is
     * forwarded.
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link ReadOnlyKeyValueStore} it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * <pre>{@code
     * KafkaStreams streams = ... // filtering words
     * ReadOnlyKeyValueStore<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>> localStore = streams.store(queryableStoreName, QueryableStoreTypes.<K, ValueAndTimestamp<V>>timestampedKeyValueStore());
     * K key = "some-word";
     * ValueAndTimestamp<V> valueForKey = localStore.get(key); // key must be local (application state is shared over all running Kafka Streams instances)
     * }</pre>
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * @param predicate a filter {@link Predicate} that is applied to each record
     * @param named     a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that do <em>not</em> satisfy the given predicate
     * @see #filter(Predicate, Materialized)
     */
    KTable<K, V> filterNot(final Predicate<? super K, ? super V> predicate,
                           final Named named,
                           final Materialized<K, V, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapper} is applied to the value of the updated record and
     * computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValues(value -> value.split(" ").length);
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapper} that computes a new output value
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapper<? super V, ? extends VR> mapper);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapper} is applied to the value of the updated record and
     * computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValues(value -> value.split(" ").length, Named.as("countTokenValue"));
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapper} that computes a new output value
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapper<? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Named named);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapperWithKey} is applied to the value of the update
     * record and computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of value and key strings.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable =
     *  inputTable.mapValues((readOnlyKey, value) -> readOnlyKey.split(" ").length + value.split(" ").length);
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapperWithKey} that computes a new output value
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapperWithKey<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> mapper);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapperWithKey} is applied to the value of the update
     * record and computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of value and key strings.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable =
     *  inputTable.mapValues((readOnlyKey, value) -> readOnlyKey.split(" ").length + value.split(" ").length, Named.as("countTokenValueAndKey"));
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapperWithKey} that computes a new output value
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapperWithKey<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Named named);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde},
     * and the underlying {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized}
     * instance.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapper} is applied to the value of the updated record and
     * computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValue(new ValueMapper<String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String value) {
     *         return value.split(" ").length;
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link KeyValueStore} representing outputTable above it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapper} that computes a new output value
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     *
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapper<? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde},
     * and the underlying {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized}
     * instance.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapper} is applied to the value of the updated record and
     * computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValue(new ValueMapper<String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String value) {
     *         return value.split(" ").length;
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link KeyValueStore} representing outputTable above it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapper} that computes a new output value
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     *
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapper<? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Named named,
                                 final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde},
     * and the underlying {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized}
     * instance.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapperWithKey} is applied to the value of the update
     * record and computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of value and key strings.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValue(new ValueMapperWithKey<String, String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String readOnlyKey, String value) {
     *          return readOnlyKey.split(" ").length + value.split(" ").length;
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link KeyValueStore} representing outputTable above it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters)}  KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapperWithKey} that computes a new output value
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     *
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapperWithKey<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type) in the new {@code KTable}, with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde},
     * and the underlying {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized}
     * instance.
     * For each {@code KTable} update the provided {@link ValueMapperWithKey} is applied to the value of the update
     * record and computes a new value for it, resulting in an updated record for the result {@code KTable}.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is a stateless record-by-record operation.
     * <p>
     * The example below counts the number of token of value and key strings.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> inputTable = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<String, Integer> outputTable = inputTable.mapValue(new ValueMapperWithKey<String, String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String readOnlyKey, String value) {
     *          return readOnlyKey.split(" ").length + value.split(" ").length;
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * To query the local {@link KeyValueStore} representing outputTable above it must be obtained via
     * {@link KafkaStreams#store(StoreQueryParameters) KafkaStreams#store(...)}:
     * For non-local keys, a custom RPC mechanism must be implemented using {@link KafkaStreams#metadataForAllStreamsClients()} to
     * query the value of the key on a parallel running instance of your Kafka Streams application.
     * The store name to query with is specified by {@link Materialized#as(String)} or {@link Materialized#as(KeyValueBytesStoreSupplier)}.
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * This operation preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     * Thus, <em>no</em> internal data redistribution is required if a key based operator (like a join) is applied to
     * the result {@code KTable}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@code mapValues} for a <i>changelog stream</i> works differently than {@link KStream#mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * record stream filters}, because {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records)
     * have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for tombstones the provided value-mapper is not evaluated but the tombstone record is forwarded directly to
     * delete the corresponding record in the result {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link ValueMapperWithKey} that computes a new output value
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                      should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     *
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified keys and new values (possibly of different type)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> mapValues(final ValueMapperWithKey<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> mapper,
                                 final Named named,
                                 final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Convert this changelog stream to a {@link KStream}.
     * <p>
     * Note that this is a logical operation and only changes the "interpretation" of the stream, i.e., each record of
     * this changelog stream is no longer treated as an updated record (cf. {@link KStream} vs {@code KTable}).
     *
     * @return a {@link KStream} that contains the same records as this {@code KTable}
     */
    KStream<K, V> toStream();

    /**
     * Convert this changelog stream to a {@link KStream}.
     * <p>
     * Note that this is a logical operation and only changes the "interpretation" of the stream, i.e., each record of
     * this changelog stream is no longer treated as an updated record (cf. {@link KStream} vs {@code KTable}).
     *
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     *
     * @return a {@link KStream} that contains the same records as this {@code KTable}
     */
    KStream<K, V> toStream(final Named named);

    /**
     * Convert this changelog stream to a {@link KStream} using the given {@link KeyValueMapper} to select the new key.
     * <p>
     * For example, you can compute the new key as the length of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> table = builder.table("topic");
     * KStream<Integer, String> keyedStream = table.toStream(new KeyValueMapper<String, String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String key, String value) {
     *         return value.length();
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * Setting a new key might result in an internal data redistribution if a key based operator (like an aggregation or
     * join) is applied to the result {@link KStream}.
     * <p>
     * This operation is equivalent to calling
     * {@code table.}{@link #toStream() toStream}{@code ().}{@link KStream#selectKey(KeyValueMapper) selectKey(KeyValueMapper)}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link #toStream()} is a logical operation and only changes the "interpretation" of the stream, i.e.,
     * each record of this changelog stream is no longer treated as an updated record (cf. {@link KStream} vs {@code KTable}).
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link KeyValueMapper} that computes a new key for each record
     * @param <KR> the new key type of the result stream
     * @return a {@link KStream} that contains the same records as this {@code KTable}
     */
    <KR> KStream<KR, V> toStream(final KeyValueMapper<? super K, ? super V, ? extends KR> mapper);

    /**
     * Convert this changelog stream to a {@link KStream} using the given {@link KeyValueMapper} to select the new key.
     * <p>
     * For example, you can compute the new key as the length of the value string.
     * <pre>{@code
     * KTable<String, String> table = builder.table("topic");
     * KTable<Integer, String> keyedStream = table.toStream(new KeyValueMapper<String, String, Integer> {
     *     Integer apply(String key, String value) {
     *         return value.length();
     *     }
     * });
     * }</pre>
     * Setting a new key might result in an internal data redistribution if a key based operator (like an aggregation or
     * join) is applied to the result {@link KStream}.
     * <p>
     * This operation is equivalent to calling
     * {@code table.}{@link #toStream() toStream}{@code ().}{@link KStream#selectKey(KeyValueMapper) selectKey(KeyValueMapper)}.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link #toStream()} is a logical operation and only changes the "interpretation" of the stream, i.e.,
     * each record of this changelog stream is no longer treated as an updated record (cf. {@link KStream} vs {@code KTable}).
     *
     * @param mapper a {@link KeyValueMapper} that computes a new key for each record
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <KR> the new key type of the result stream
     * @return a {@link KStream} that contains the same records as this {@code KTable}
     */
    <KR> KStream<KR, V> toStream(final KeyValueMapper<? super K, ? super V, ? extends KR> mapper,
                                 final Named named);

    /**
     * Suppress some updates from this changelog stream, determined by the supplied {@link Suppressed} configuration.
     *
     * This controls what updates downstream table and stream operations will receive.
     *
     * @param suppressed Configuration object determining what, if any, updates to suppress
     * @return A new KTable with the desired suppression characteristics.
     */
    KTable<K, V> suppress(final Suppressed<? super K> suppressed);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type), with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * A {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} (provided by the given {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier}) is applied to each input
     * record value and computes a new value for it.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is similar to {@link #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)}, but more flexible, allowing access to additional state-stores,
     * and access to the {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * Furthermore, via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long)} the processing progress can be observed and additional
     * periodic actions can be performed.
     * <p>
     * If the downstream topology uses aggregation functions, (e.g. {@link KGroupedTable#reduce}, {@link KGroupedTable#aggregate}, etc),
     * care must be taken when dealing with state, (either held in state-stores or transformer instances), to ensure correct aggregate results.
     * In contrast, if the resulting KTable is materialized, (cf. {@link #transformValues(ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier, Materialized, String...)}),
     * such concerns are handled for you.
     * <p>
     * In order to assign a state, the state must be created and registered beforehand:
     * <pre>{@code
     * // create store
     * StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<String,String>> keyValueStoreBuilder =
     *         Stores.keyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.persistentKeyValueStore("myValueTransformState"),
     *                 Serdes.String(),
     *                 Serdes.String());
     * // register store
     * builder.addStateStore(keyValueStoreBuilder);
     *
     * KTable outputTable = inputTable.transformValues(new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() { ... }, "myValueTransformState");
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Within the {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}, the state is obtained via the
     * {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * To trigger periodic actions via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long) punctuate()},
     * a schedule must be registered.
     * <pre>{@code
     * new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() {
     *     ValueTransformerWithKey get() {
     *         return new ValueTransformerWithKey() {
     *             private KeyValueStore<String, String> state;
     *
     *             void init(ProcessorContext context) {
     *                 this.state = (KeyValueStore<String, String>)context.getStateStore("myValueTransformState");
     *                 context.schedule(Duration.ofSeconds(1), PunctuationType.WALL_CLOCK_TIME, new Punctuator(..)); // punctuate each 1000ms, can access this.state
     *             }
     *
     *             NewValueType transform(K readOnlyKey, V value) {
     *                 // can access this.state and use read-only key
     *                 return new NewValueType(readOnlyKey); // or null
     *             }
     *
     *             void close() {
     *                 // can access this.state
     *             }
     *         }
     *     }
     * }
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * Setting a new value preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     *
     * @param transformerSupplier a instance of {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier} that generates a
     *                            {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}.
     *                            At least one transformer instance will be created per streaming task.
     *                            Transformers do not need to be thread-safe.
     * @param stateStoreNames     the names of the state stores used by the processor
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result table
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified key and new values (possibly of different type)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> transformValues(final ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> transformerSupplier,
                                       final String... stateStoreNames);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type), with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * A {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} (provided by the given {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier}) is applied to each input
     * record value and computes a new value for it.
     * Thus, an input record {@code <K,V>} can be transformed into an output record {@code <K:V'>}.
     * This is similar to {@link #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)}, but more flexible, allowing access to additional state-stores,
     * and access to the {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * Furthermore, via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long)} the processing progress can be observed and additional
     * periodic actions can be performed.
     * <p>
     * If the downstream topology uses aggregation functions, (e.g. {@link KGroupedTable#reduce}, {@link KGroupedTable#aggregate}, etc),
     * care must be taken when dealing with state, (either held in state-stores or transformer instances), to ensure correct aggregate results.
     * In contrast, if the resulting KTable is materialized, (cf. {@link #transformValues(ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier, Materialized, String...)}),
     * such concerns are handled for you.
     * <p>
     * In order to assign a state, the state must be created and registered beforehand:
     * <pre>{@code
     * // create store
     * StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<String,String>> keyValueStoreBuilder =
     *         Stores.keyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.persistentKeyValueStore("myValueTransformState"),
     *                 Serdes.String(),
     *                 Serdes.String());
     * // register store
     * builder.addStateStore(keyValueStoreBuilder);
     *
     * KTable outputTable = inputTable.transformValues(new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() { ... }, "myValueTransformState");
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Within the {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}, the state is obtained via the
     * {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * To trigger periodic actions via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long) punctuate()},
     * a schedule must be registered.
     * <pre>{@code
     * new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() {
     *     ValueTransformerWithKey get() {
     *         return new ValueTransformerWithKey() {
     *             private KeyValueStore<String, String> state;
     *
     *             void init(ProcessorContext context) {
     *                 this.state = (KeyValueStore<String, String>)context.getStateStore("myValueTransformState");
     *                 context.schedule(Duration.ofSeconds(1), PunctuationType.WALL_CLOCK_TIME, new Punctuator(..)); // punctuate each 1000ms, can access this.state
     *             }
     *
     *             NewValueType transform(K readOnlyKey, V value) {
     *                 // can access this.state and use read-only key
     *                 return new NewValueType(readOnlyKey); // or null
     *             }
     *
     *             void close() {
     *                 // can access this.state
     *             }
     *         }
     *     }
     * }
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * Setting a new value preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     *
     * @param transformerSupplier a instance of {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier} that generates a
     *                            {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}.
     *                            At least one transformer instance will be created per streaming task.
     *                            Transformers do not need to be thread-safe.
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param stateStoreNames     the names of the state stores used by the processor
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result table
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified key and new values (possibly of different type)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> transformValues(final ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> transformerSupplier,
                                       final Named named,
                                       final String... stateStoreNames);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type), with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * A {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} (provided by the given {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier}) is applied to each input
     * record value and computes a new value for it.
     * This is similar to {@link #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)}, but more flexible, allowing stateful, rather than stateless,
     * record-by-record operation, access to additional state-stores, and access to the {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * Furthermore, via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long)} the processing progress can be observed and additional
     * periodic actions can be performed.
     * The resulting {@code KTable} is materialized into another state store (additional to the provided state store names)
     * as specified by the user via {@link Materialized} parameter, and is queryable through its given name.
     * <p>
     * In order to assign a state, the state must be created and registered beforehand:
     * <pre>{@code
     * // create store
     * StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<String,String>> keyValueStoreBuilder =
     *         Stores.keyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.persistentKeyValueStore("myValueTransformState"),
     *                 Serdes.String(),
     *                 Serdes.String());
     * // register store
     * builder.addStateStore(keyValueStoreBuilder);
     *
     * KTable outputTable = inputTable.transformValues(
     *     new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() { ... },
     *     Materialized.<String, String, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>>as("outputTable")
     *                                 .withKeySerde(Serdes.String())
     *                                 .withValueSerde(Serdes.String()),
     *     "myValueTransformState");
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Within the {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}, the state is obtained via the
     * {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * To trigger periodic actions via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long) punctuate()},
     * a schedule must be registered.
     * <pre>{@code
     * new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() {
     *     ValueTransformerWithKey get() {
     *         return new ValueTransformerWithKey() {
     *             private KeyValueStore<String, String> state;
     *
     *             void init(ProcessorContext context) {
     *                 this.state = (KeyValueStore<String, String>)context.getStateStore("myValueTransformState");
     *                 context.schedule(Duration.ofSeconds(1), PunctuationType.WALL_CLOCK_TIME, new Punctuator(..)); // punctuate each 1000ms, can access this.state
     *             }
     *
     *             NewValueType transform(K readOnlyKey, V value) {
     *                 // can access this.state and use read-only key
     *                 return new NewValueType(readOnlyKey); // or null
     *             }
     *
     *             void close() {
     *                 // can access this.state
     *             }
     *         }
     *     }
     * }
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * Setting a new value preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     *
     * @param transformerSupplier a instance of {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier} that generates a
     *                            {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}.
     *                            At least one transformer instance will be created per streaming task.
     *                            Transformers do not need to be thread-safe.
     * @param materialized        an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store of the
     *                            resulting table should be materialized.
     *                            Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param stateStoreNames     the names of the state stores used by the processor
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result table
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified key and new values (possibly of different type)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> transformValues(final ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> transformerSupplier,
                                       final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized,
                                       final String... stateStoreNames);

    /**
     * Create a new {@code KTable} by transforming the value of each record in this {@code KTable} into a new value
     * (with possibly a new type), with the {@link Serde key serde}, {@link Serde value serde}, and the underlying
     * {@link KeyValueStore materialized state storage} configured in the {@link Materialized} instance.
     * A {@link ValueTransformerWithKey} (provided by the given {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier}) is applied to each input
     * record value and computes a new value for it.
     * This is similar to {@link #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)}, but more flexible, allowing stateful, rather than stateless,
     * record-by-record operation, access to additional state-stores, and access to the {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * Furthermore, via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long)} the processing progress can be observed and additional
     * periodic actions can be performed.
     * The resulting {@code KTable} is materialized into another state store (additional to the provided state store names)
     * as specified by the user via {@link Materialized} parameter, and is queryable through its given name.
     * <p>
     * In order to assign a state, the state must be created and registered beforehand:
     * <pre>{@code
     * // create store
     * StoreBuilder<KeyValueStore<String,String>> keyValueStoreBuilder =
     *         Stores.keyValueStoreBuilder(Stores.persistentKeyValueStore("myValueTransformState"),
     *                 Serdes.String(),
     *                 Serdes.String());
     * // register store
     * builder.addStateStore(keyValueStoreBuilder);
     *
     * KTable outputTable = inputTable.transformValues(
     *     new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() { ... },
     *     Materialized.<String, String, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>>as("outputTable")
     *                                 .withKeySerde(Serdes.String())
     *                                 .withValueSerde(Serdes.String()),
     *     "myValueTransformState");
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Within the {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}, the state is obtained via the
     * {@link ProcessorContext}.
     * To trigger periodic actions via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.Punctuator#punctuate(long) punctuate()},
     * a schedule must be registered.
     * <pre>{@code
     * new ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier() {
     *     ValueTransformerWithKey get() {
     *         return new ValueTransformerWithKey() {
     *             private KeyValueStore<String, String> state;
     *
     *             void init(ProcessorContext context) {
     *                 this.state = (KeyValueStore<String, String>)context.getStateStore("myValueTransformState");
     *                 context.schedule(Duration.ofSeconds(1), PunctuationType.WALL_CLOCK_TIME, new Punctuator(..)); // punctuate each 1000ms, can access this.state
     *             }
     *
     *             NewValueType transform(K readOnlyKey, V value) {
     *                 // can access this.state and use read-only key
     *                 return new NewValueType(readOnlyKey); // or null
     *             }
     *
     *             void close() {
     *                 // can access this.state
     *             }
     *         }
     *     }
     * }
     * }</pre>
     * <p>
     * Note that the key is read-only and should not be modified, as this can lead to corrupt partitioning.
     * Setting a new value preserves data co-location with respect to the key.
     *
     * @param transformerSupplier a instance of {@link ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier} that generates a
     *                            {@link ValueTransformerWithKey}.
     *                            At least one transformer instance will be created per streaming task.
     *                            Transformers do not need to be thread-safe.
     * @param materialized        an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store of the
     *                            resulting table should be materialized.
     *                            Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param stateStoreNames     the names of the state stores used by the processor
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result table
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains records with unmodified key and new values (possibly of different type)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapper)
     * @see #mapValues(ValueMapperWithKey)
     */
    <VR> KTable<K, VR> transformValues(final ValueTransformerWithKeySupplier<? super K, ? super V, ? extends VR> transformerSupplier,
                                       final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized,
                                       final Named named,
                                       final String... stateStoreNames);

    /**
     * Re-groups the records of this {@code KTable} using the provided {@link KeyValueMapper} and default serializers
     * and deserializers.
     * Each {@link KeyValue} pair of this {@code KTable} is mapped to a new {@link KeyValue} pair by applying the
     * provided {@link KeyValueMapper}.
     * Re-grouping a {@code KTable} is required before an aggregation operator can be applied to the data
     * (cf. {@link KGroupedTable}).
     * The {@link KeyValueMapper} selects a new key and value (with should both have unmodified type).
     * If the new record key is {@code null} the record will not be included in the resulting {@link KGroupedTable}
     * <p>
     * Because a new key is selected, an internal repartitioning topic will be created in Kafka.
     * This topic will be named "${applicationId}-&lt;name&gt;-repartition", where "applicationId" is user-specified in
     * {@link  StreamsConfig} via parameter {@link StreamsConfig#APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG}, "&lt;name&gt;" is
     * an internally generated name, and "-repartition" is a fixed suffix.
     *
     * You can retrieve all generated internal topic names via {@link Topology#describe()}.
     *
     * <p>
     * All data of this {@code KTable} will be redistributed through the repartitioning topic by writing all update
     * records to and rereading all updated records from it, such that the resulting {@link KGroupedTable} is partitioned
     * on the new key.
     * <p>
     * If the key or value type is changed, it is recommended to use {@link #groupBy(KeyValueMapper, Grouped)}
     * instead.
     *
     * @param selector a {@link KeyValueMapper} that computes a new grouping key and value to be aggregated
     * @param <KR>     the key type of the result {@link KGroupedTable}
     * @param <VR>     the value type of the result {@link KGroupedTable}
     * @return a {@link KGroupedTable} that contains the re-grouped records of the original {@code KTable}
     */
    <KR, VR> KGroupedTable<KR, VR> groupBy(final KeyValueMapper<? super K, ? super V, KeyValue<KR, VR>> selector);

    /**
     * Re-groups the records of this {@code KTable} using the provided {@link KeyValueMapper}
     * and {@link Serde}s as specified by {@link Grouped}.
     * Each {@link KeyValue} pair of this {@code KTable} is mapped to a new {@link KeyValue} pair by applying the
     * provided {@link KeyValueMapper}.
     * Re-grouping a {@code KTable} is required before an aggregation operator can be applied to the data
     * (cf. {@link KGroupedTable}).
     * The {@link KeyValueMapper} selects a new key and value (where both could the same type or a new type).
     * If the new record key is {@code null} the record will not be included in the resulting {@link KGroupedTable}
     * <p>
     * Because a new key is selected, an internal repartitioning topic will be created in Kafka.
     * This topic will be named "${applicationId}-&lt;name&gt;-repartition", where "applicationId" is user-specified in
     * {@link  StreamsConfig} via parameter {@link StreamsConfig#APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG},  "&lt;name&gt;" is
     * either provided via {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.kstream.Grouped#as(String)} or an internally generated name.
     *
     * <p>
     * You can retrieve all generated internal topic names via {@link Topology#describe()}.
     *
     * <p>
     * All data of this {@code KTable} will be redistributed through the repartitioning topic by writing all update
     * records to and rereading all updated records from it, such that the resulting {@link KGroupedTable} is partitioned
     * on the new key.
     *
     * @param selector      a {@link KeyValueMapper} that computes a new grouping key and value to be aggregated
     * @param grouped       the {@link Grouped} instance used to specify {@link org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.Serdes}
     *                      and the name for a repartition topic if repartitioning is required.
     * @param <KR>          the key type of the result {@link KGroupedTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@link KGroupedTable}
     * @return a {@link KGroupedTable} that contains the re-grouped records of the original {@code KTable}
     */
    <KR, VR> KGroupedTable<KR, VR> groupBy(final KeyValueMapper<? super K, ? super V, KeyValue<KR, VR>> selector,
                                           final Grouped<KR, VR> grouped);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable}'s records using non-windowed inner equi join,
     * with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable} the provided
     * {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(C,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable}'s records using non-windowed inner equi join,
     * with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable} the provided
     * {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(C,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                final Named named);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable}'s records using non-windowed inner equi join,
     * with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable} the provided
     * {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(C,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable}'s records using non-windowed inner equi join,
     * with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable} the provided
     * {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded
     * directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(C,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:C&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named         a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                final Named named,
                                final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed left equi join, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join}, all records from left {@code KTable} will produce
     * an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record of left {@code KTable} that does not find a corresponding record in the
     * right {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code rightValue =
     * null} to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * For example, for left input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is
     * forwarded directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be
     * deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * left {@code KTable}
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                    final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed left equi join, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join}, all records from left {@code KTable} will produce
     * an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record of left {@code KTable} that does not find a corresponding record in the
     * right {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code rightValue =
     * null} to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * For example, for left input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is
     * forwarded directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be
     * deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * left {@code KTable}
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                    final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                    final Named named);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed left equi join, with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join}, all records from left {@code KTable} will produce
     * an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record of left {@code KTable} that does not find a corresponding record in the
     * right {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code rightValue =
     * null} to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * For example, for left input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is
     * forwarded directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be
     * deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * left {@code KTable}
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                    final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                    final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed left equi join, with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join}, all records from left {@code KTable} will produce
     * an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record of left {@code KTable} that does not find a corresponding record in the
     * right {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code rightValue =
     * null} to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * For example, for left input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is
     * forwarded directly to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be
     * deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named         a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * left {@code KTable}
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     * @see #outerJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner, Materialized)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                    final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                    final Named named,
                                    final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed outer equi join, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join} or {@link #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner) left-join},
     * all records from both input {@code KTable}s will produce an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record that does not find a corresponding record in the corresponding other
     * {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code null} value for the
     * corresponding other value to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded directly
     * to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(null,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * both {@code KTable}s
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> outerJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                     final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner);


    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed outer equi join, with default serializers, deserializers, and state store.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join} or {@link #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner) left-join},
     * all records from both input {@code KTable}s will produce an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record that does not find a corresponding record in the corresponding other
     * {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code null} value for the
     * corresponding other value to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded directly
     * to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(null,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other  the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named  a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VO>   the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>   the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * both {@code KTable}s
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> outerJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                     final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                     final Named named);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed outer equi join, with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join} or {@link #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner) left-join},
     * all records from both input {@code KTable}s will produce an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record that does not find a corresponding record in the corresponding other
     * {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code null} value for the
     * corresponding other value to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded directly
     * to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(null,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * both {@code KTable}s
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> outerJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                     final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                     final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);


    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} (left input) with another {@code KTable}'s (right input) records using
     * non-windowed outer equi join, with the {@link Materialized} instance for configuration of the {@link Serde key serde},
     * {@link Serde the result table's value serde}, and {@link KeyValueStore state store}.
     * The join is a primary key join with join attribute {@code thisKTable.key == otherKTable.key}.
     * In contrast to {@link #join(KTable, ValueJoiner) inner-join} or {@link #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner) left-join},
     * all records from both input {@code KTable}s will produce an output record (cf. below).
     * The result is an ever updating {@code KTable} that represents the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) result
     * of the join.
     * <p>
     * The join is computed by (1) updating the internal state of one {@code KTable} and (2) performing a lookup for a
     * matching record in the <em>current</em> (i.e., processing time) internal state of the other {@code KTable}.
     * This happens in a symmetric way, i.e., for each update of either {@code this} or the {@code other} input
     * {@code KTable} the result gets updated.
     * <p>
     * For each {@code KTable} record that finds a corresponding record in the other {@code KTable}'s state the
     * provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * Additionally, for each record that does not find a corresponding record in the corresponding other
     * {@code KTable}'s state the provided {@link ValueJoiner} will be called with {@code null} value for the
     * corresponding other value to compute a value (with arbitrary type) for the result record.
     * The key of the result record is the same as for both joining input records.
     * <p>
     * Note that {@link KeyValue records} with {@code null} values (so-called tombstone records) have delete semantics.
     * Thus, for input tombstones the provided value-joiner is not called but a tombstone record is forwarded directly
     * to delete a record in the result {@code KTable} if required (i.e., if there is anything to be deleted).
     * <p>
     * Input records with {@code null} key will be dropped and no join computation is performed.
     * <p>
     * Example:
     * <table border='1'>
     * <tr>
     * <th>thisKTable</th>
     * <th>thisState</th>
     * <th>otherKTable</th>
     * <th>otherState</th>
     * <th>result updated record</th>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,null)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:A&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(A,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:b&gt;</td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:ValueJoiner(null,b)&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * <tr>
     * <td></td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * <td></td>
     * <td>&lt;K1:null&gt;</td>
     * </tr>
     * </table>
     * Both input streams (or to be more precise, their underlying source topics) need to have the same number of
     * partitions.
     *
     * @param other         the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}
     * @param joiner        a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named         a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized  an instance of {@link Materialized} used to describe how the state store should be materialized.
     *                      Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VO>          the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VR>          the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains join-records for each key and values computed by the given
     * {@link ValueJoiner}, one for each matched record-pair with the same key plus one for each non-matching record of
     * both {@code KTable}s
     * @see #join(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     * @see #leftJoin(KTable, ValueJoiner)
     */
    <VO, VR> KTable<K, VR> outerJoin(final KTable<K, VO> other,
                                     final ValueJoiner<? super V, ? super VO, ? extends VR> joiner,
                                     final Named named,
                                     final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     *
     * @deprecated since 3.1, removal planned for 4.0. Use {@link #join(KTable, Function, ValueJoiner, TableJoined)} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                    final Named named);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join,
     * using the {@link TableJoined} instance for optional configurations including
     * {@link StreamPartitioner partitioners} when the tables being joined use non-default partitioning,
     * and also the base name for components of the join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param tableJoined         a {@link TableJoined} used to configure partitioners and names of internal topics and stores
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                    final TableJoined<K, KO> tableJoined);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                    final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     *
     * @deprecated since 3.1, removal planned for 4.0. Use {@link #join(KTable, Function, ValueJoiner, TableJoined, Materialized)} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                    final Named named,
                                    final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed inner join,
     * using the {@link TableJoined} instance for optional configurations including
     * {@link StreamPartitioner partitioners} when the tables being joined use non-default partitioning,
     * and also the base name for components of the join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param tableJoined         a {@link TableJoined} used to configure partitioners and names of internal topics and stores
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> join(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                    final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                    final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                    final TableJoined<K, KO> tableJoined,
                                    final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains only those records that satisfy the given predicate
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V) If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     *
     * @deprecated since 3.1, removal planned for 4.0. Use {@link #leftJoin(KTable, Function, ValueJoiner, TableJoined)} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                        final Named named);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join,
     * using the {@link TableJoined} instance for optional configurations including
     * {@link StreamPartitioner partitioners} when the tables being joined use non-default partitioning,
     * and also the base name for components of the join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V) If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param tableJoined         a {@link TableJoined} used to configure partitioners and names of internal topics and stores
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                        final TableJoined<K, KO> tableJoined);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V). If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                        final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V) If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param named               a {@link Named} config used to name the processor in the topology
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     *
     * @deprecated since 3.1, removal planned for 4.0. Use {@link #leftJoin(KTable, Function, ValueJoiner, TableJoined, Materialized)} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                        final Named named,
                                        final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Join records of this {@code KTable} with another {@code KTable} using non-windowed left join,
     * using the {@link TableJoined} instance for optional configurations including
     * {@link StreamPartitioner partitioners} when the tables being joined use non-default partitioning,
     * and also the base name for components of the join.
     * <p>
     * This is a foreign key join, where the joining key is determined by the {@code foreignKeyExtractor}.
     *
     * @param other               the other {@code KTable} to be joined with this {@code KTable}. Keyed by KO.
     * @param foreignKeyExtractor a {@link Function} that extracts the key (KO) from this table's value (V) If the
     *                            result is null, the update is ignored as invalid.
     * @param joiner              a {@link ValueJoiner} that computes the join result for a pair of matching records
     * @param tableJoined         a {@link TableJoined} used to configure partitioners and names of internal topics and stores
     * @param materialized        a {@link Materialized} that describes how the {@link StateStore} for the resulting {@code KTable}
     *                            should be materialized. Cannot be {@code null}
     * @param <VR>                the value type of the result {@code KTable}
     * @param <KO>                the key type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @param <VO>                the value type of the other {@code KTable}
     * @return a {@code KTable} that contains the result of joining this table with {@code other}
     */
    <VR, KO, VO> KTable<K, VR> leftJoin(final KTable<KO, VO> other,
                                        final Function<V, KO> foreignKeyExtractor,
                                        final ValueJoiner<V, VO, VR> joiner,
                                        final TableJoined<K, KO> tableJoined,
                                        final Materialized<K, VR, KeyValueStore<Bytes, byte[]>> materialized);

    /**
     * Get the name of the local state store used that can be used to query this {@code KTable}.
     *
     * @return the underlying state store name, or {@code null} if this {@code KTable} cannot be queried.
     */
    String queryableStoreName();
}