CloudEventsProvider (Debezium Core 1.8.1.Final API)

```
public interface CloudEventsProvider
```
A ServiceLoader interface that connectors should implement if they wish to provide a way to emit change events using the CloudEvents converter and format.

Author:

Chris Cranford

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CloudEventsMaker`	`createMaker(RecordParser parser, SerializerType contentType, String dataSchemaUriBase)`	Create a concrete CloudEvents maker using the outputs of a record parser.
`RecordParser`	`createParser(org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Schema schema, org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Struct record)`	Create a concrete parser of a change record for the connector.
`String`	`getName()`	The connector name specified in the record's source info block.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    The connector name specified in the record's source info block.
    
    Returns:
    
    the provider name
  - createParser
```
RecordParser createParser(org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Schema schema,
                          org.apache.kafka.connect.data.Struct record)
```
    Create a concrete parser of a change record for the connector.
    
    Parameters:
    
    schema - the schema of the record
    
    record - the value of the record
    
    Returns:
    
    a concrete parser
  - createMaker
```
CloudEventsMaker createMaker(RecordParser parser,
                             SerializerType contentType,
                             String dataSchemaUriBase)
```
    Create a concrete CloudEvents maker using the outputs of a record parser. Also need to specify the data content type (that is the serialization format of the data attribute).
    
    Parameters:
    
    parser - the parser of a change record
    
    contentType - the data content type of CloudEvents
    
    dataSchemaUriBase - the URI of the schema in case of Avro; may be null
    
    Returns:
    
    a concrete CloudEvents maker