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Out-of-order events cause incorrect windowed aggregations

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configurationUpdated Mar 24, 2026
How to detect:

Sensor stream produces events out of order, causing incorrect rolling averages and other time-windowed calculations in streaming operators.

Recommended action:

Implement watermarking to handle late-arriving events. Configure allowedLateness in windowing logic. Use event time rather than processing time for windows. Add event time ordering or buffering. Validate time ordering assumptions in streaming logic. Consider using session windows or allowed lateness parameters.