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# bulk_inserter_common

> bulk_inserter_common — Kinetica Rust API

[gpudb\_api](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/index.md)
[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/bulk_inserter_common.rs#L1-L1123) 

Common types and utilities shared between bulk inserter implementations.This module contains the shared infrastructure used by `BulkInserter`.

## Enums

[Shard<wbr />KeyValue](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/bulk_inserter_common/enum.ShardKeyValue.md)Typed shard key value to avoid string parsing overhead.

## Traits

[Shard<wbr />KeyExtractor](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/bulk_inserter_common/trait.ShardKeyExtractor.md)Trait for extracting shard key values from a record.

## Type Aliases

[Shard<wbr />KeyValues](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/bulk_inserter_common/type.ShardKeyValues.md)Type alias for shard key values - stack-allocated for up to 4 columns (covers most use cases).


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