TopologyDescription.Node (kafka 2.8.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

TopologyDescription.Processor, TopologyDescription.Sink, TopologyDescription.Source

Enclosing interface:

TopologyDescription
```
public static interface TopologyDescription.Node
```
A node of a topology. Can be a source, sink, or processor node.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`name()`	The name of the node.
`Set<TopologyDescription.Node>`	`predecessors()`	The predecessors of this node within a sub-topology.
`Set<TopologyDescription.Node>`	`successors()`	The successor of this node within a sub-topology.

- Method Detail
  - name
```
String name()
```
    The name of the node. Will never be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the node
  - predecessors
```
Set<TopologyDescription.Node> predecessors()
```
    The predecessors of this node within a sub-topology. Note, sources do not have any predecessors. Will never be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    set of all predecessors
  - successors
```
Set<TopologyDescription.Node> successors()
```
    The successor of this node within a sub-topology. Note, sinks do not have any successors. Will never be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    set of all successor