[BEAM-37] Run DoFnWithContext without conversion to vanilla DoFn

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: P2
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Fix Version/s: Not applicable
• Component/s: runner-core
• Labels: backward-incompatible
• Assignee: Kenneth Knowles
• Reporter: Kenneth Knowles
• Created: 19/Feb/16 22:53
• Updated: 24/Jul/20 20:56
• Resolved: 20/Oct/16 18:33

Description

DoFnWithContext is an enhanced DoFn where annotations and parameter lists are inspected to determine whether it accesses windowing information, etc.

Today, each feature of DoFnWithContext requires implementation on DoFn, which precludes the easy addition of features that we don't have designs for in DoFn.

Issue Links

• duplicates: BEAM-498 Make DoFnWithContext the new DoFn
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #521