PendingUpdate

Type Parameters:

T - Java class of changes from this update; returned by apply() for validation.

All Known Subinterfaces:

AppendFiles, DeleteFiles, ExpireSnapshots, ManageSnapshots, OverwriteFiles, ReplacePartitions, ReplaceSortOrder, RewriteFiles, RewriteManifests, Rollback, RowDelta, SnapshotUpdate<ThisT>, UpdateLocation, UpdatePartitionSpec, UpdateProperties, UpdateSchema

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseOverwriteFiles, BaseReplacePartitions, BaseReplaceSortOrder, BaseRewriteManifests, SetLocation, SnapshotManager
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public interface PendingUpdate<T>
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API for table metadata changes.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`apply()`	Apply the pending changes and return the uncommitted changes for validation.
`void`	`commit()`	Apply the pending changes and commit.
`default java.lang.Object`	`updateEvent()`	Generates update event to notify about metadata changes

- Method Detail
  - apply
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T apply()
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    Apply the pending changes and return the uncommitted changes for validation.
    This does not result in a permanent update.
    
    Returns:
    
    the uncommitted changes that would be committed by calling commit()
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - If the pending changes cannot be applied to the current metadata
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the pending changes are conflicting or invalid
  - commit
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void commit()
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    Apply the pending changes and commit.
    Changes are committed by calling the underlying table's commit method.
    Once the commit is successful, the updated table will be refreshed.
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - If the update cannot be applied to the current table metadata.
    
    CommitFailedException - If the update cannot be committed due to conflicts.
  - updateEvent
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default java.lang.Object updateEvent()
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    Generates update event to notify about metadata changes
    
    Returns:
    
    the generated event