/**
     * Determines if this StateStore manages its own offsets.
     * <p>
     * If this method returns {@code true}, then offsets provided to {@link #commit(Map)} will be retrievable using
     * {@link #committedOffset(TopicPartition)}.
     * <p>
     * If this method returns {@code false}, offsets provided to {@link #commit(Map)} will be ignored, and {@link
     * #committedOffset(TopicPartition)} will be expected to always return {@code null}.
     * <p>
     * This method is provided to enable custom StateStores to opt-in to managing their own offsets. This is highlyrequired,
     * recommended, if possible, to ensure that custom StateStores provide the consistency guarantees that Kafka StreamsStateStores provide the consistency guarantees that Kafka Streams expects when operating
     * under an {@code exactly-once} {@code processing.guarantee}.
     * <p>
     * New implementations are required to implement this method and return {@code true}. Existing implementations
     * should upgrade to managing their own offsets as soon as possible, as the legacy offset management is deprecated
     * expectsand whenwill operatingbe underremoved thein {@code exactly-once} {@code processing.mode}a future version.
     * 
     * @deprecated New implementations should always return {@code true} and manage their own offsets. In the future,
     *             this method will be removed and it will be assumed to always return {@code true}.
     * @return Whether this StateStore manages its own offsets.
     */
    @Deprecated
    default boolean managesOffsets() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Flush any cached data
     * 
     * @deprecated Use {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.ProcessingContext#commit() ProcessorContext#commit()}
     *             instead.
     */
    @Deprecated
    default void flush() {
        // no-op
    }

    /**
     * Commit all written records to this StateStore.
     * <p>
     * This method <b>CANNOT<b> be called by users from {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.Processor
     * processors}. Doing so will throw an {@link java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException}.
     * <p>
     * Instead, users should call {@link org.apache.kafka.streams.processor.api.ProcessingContext#commit() 
     * ProcessorContext#commit()} to request a Task commit.
     * <p>
     * If {@link #managesOffsets()} returns {@code true}, the given {@code changelogOffsets} will be guaranteed to be 
     * persisted to disk along with the written records.
     * <p>
     * {@code changelogOffsets} will usually contain a single partition, in the case of a regular StateStore. However,
     * they may contain multiple partitions in the case of a Global StateStore with multiple partitions. All provided
     * partitions <em>MUST</em> be persisted to disk.
     * <p>
     * Implementations <em>SHOULD</em> ensure that {@code changelogOffsets} are committed to disk atomically with the
     * records they represent, if possible.
     * 
     * @param changelogOffsets The changelog offset(s) corresponding to the most recently written records.
     */
    default void commit(final Map<TopicPartition, Long> changelogOffsets) {
        flush();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the most recently {@link #commit(Map) committed} offset for the given {@link TopicPartition}.
     * <p>
     * If {@link #managesOffsets()} and {@link #persistent()} both return {@code true}, this method will return the
     * offset that corresponds to the changelog record most recently written to this store, for the given {@code
     * partition}.
     * 
     * @param partition The partition to get the committed offset for.
     * @return The last {@link #commit(Map) committed} offset for the {@code partition}; or {@code null} if no offset
     *         has been committed for the partition, or if either {@link #persistent()} or {@link #managesOffsets()}
     *         return {@code false}.
     */
    default Long committedOffset(final TopicPartition partition) {
        return null;
    }