+str #19041 deterministic interleave operation

akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/javadsl/SubFlow.scala

@@ -698,6 +698,32 @@ class SubFlow[-In, +Out, +Mat](delegate: scaladsl.SubFlow[Out, Mat, scaladsl.Flo
   def merge[T >: Out](that: Graph[SourceShape[T], _]): SubFlow[In, T, Mat] =
     new SubFlow(delegate.merge(that))
 
+  /**
+   * Interleave is a deterministic merge of the given [[Source]] with elements of this [[Flow]].
+   * It first emits `segmentSize` number of elements from this flow to downstream, then - same amount for `that`
+   * source, then repeat process.
+   *
+   * Example:
+   * {{{
+   * Source(List(1, 2, 3)).interleave(List(4, 5, 6, 7), 2) // 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 7
+   * }}}
+   *
+   * After one of upstreams is complete than all the rest elements will be emitted from the second one
+   *
+   * If it gets error from one of upstreams - stream completes with failure.
+   *
+   * '''Emits when''' element is available from the currently consumed upstream
+   *
+   * '''Backpressures when''' downstream backpressures. Signal to current
+   * upstream, switch to next upstream when received `segmentSize` elements
+   *
+   * '''Completes when''' the [[Flow]] and given [[Source]] completes
+   *
+   * '''Cancels when''' downstream cancels
+   */
+  def interleave[T >: Out](that: Graph[SourceShape[T], _], segmentSize: Int): SubFlow[In, T, Mat] =
+    new SubFlow(delegate.interleave(that, segmentSize))
+
   /**
    * Combine the elements of current [[Flow]] and the given [[Source]] into a stream of tuples.
    *