PartitioningFunctionContext (Dataflow Library Distribution Project 8.2.0-176 API)

```
public interface PartitioningFunctionContext
```
Contextual information for PartitioningFunction's. Clients should not implement this interface.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`RecordValued`	`getInput()`	Returns the data to be partitioned
`NodeAllocationPlan`	`getNodeAllocation()`	Returns the node allocation.
`int`	`getTargetPartitionCount()`	Returns the number of target partitions.

- Method Detail
  - getNodeAllocation
```
NodeAllocationPlan getNodeAllocation()
```
    Returns the node allocation. For use by partitioners that require host information when making partition assignment decisions. Note that this is the full node allocation. Partitioners may choose to call NodeAllocationPlan.subPlan(int), passing in getTargetPartitionCount()
    
    Returns:
    
    the node allocation
  - getInput
```
RecordValued getInput()
```
    Returns the data to be partitioned
    
    Returns:
    
    the data to be partitioned
  - getTargetPartitionCount
```
int getTargetPartitionCount()
```
    Returns the number of target partitions.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of target partitions.