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 * Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
 * compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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 */

package io.reactivex;

/**
 * Represents the options for applying backpressure to a source sequence.
 */
public enum BackpressureStrategy {
    /**
     * OnNext events are written without any buffering or dropping.
     * Downstream has to deal with any overflow.
     * <p>Useful when one applies one of the custom-parameter onBackpressureXXX operators.
     */
    MISSING,
    /**
     * Signals a MissingBackpressureException in case the downstream can't keep up.
     */
    ERROR,
    /**
     * Buffers <em>all</em> onNext values until the downstream consumes it.
     */
    BUFFER,
    /**
     * Drops the most recent onNext value if the downstream can't keep up.
     */
    DROP,
    /**
     * Keeps only the latest onNext value, overwriting any previous value if the
     * downstream can't keep up.
     */
    LATEST
}
