Task (kafka 2.8.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SinkTask, SourceTask
```
public interface Task
```
Tasks contain the code that actually copies data to/from another system. They receive a configuration from their parent Connector, assigning them a fraction of a Kafka Connect job's work. The Kafka Connect framework then pushes/pulls data from the Task. The Task must also be able to respond to reconfiguration requests.

Task only contains the minimal shared functionality between SourceTask and SinkTask.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`start(Map<String,String> props)`	Start the Task
`void`	`stop()`	Stop this task.
`String`	`version()`	Get the version of this task.

- Method Detail
  - version
```
String version()
```
    Get the version of this task. Usually this should be the same as the corresponding Connector class's version.
    
    Returns:
    
    the version, formatted as a String
  - start
```
void start(Map<String,String> props)
```
    Start the Task
    
    Parameters:
    
    props - initial configuration
  - stop
```
void stop()
```
    Stop this task.