# tBoundedStreamInput

Provides a data stream for the component to be tested and is suitable for use in a test case only.

tBoundedStreamInput loads data put in its Basic settings tab or from a given context variable in order to generates a data stream.

tBoundedStreamInput is available only in a test case about a given component and is added automatically to the test case you are using. For further information about test cases, see *Talend Studio User Guide*.

For more technologies supported by Talend, see [Talend components](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/7.3/components/technical).

### In this section

* [tBoundedStreamInput properties for Apache Spark Streaming](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/technical/tboundedstreaminput-properties-for-apache-spark-streaming)