Action

Type Parameters:

ThisT - the child Java API class, returned by method chaining

R - the Java type of the result produced by this action

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConvertEqualityDeleteFiles, DeleteOrphanFiles, DeleteReachableFiles, ExpireSnapshots, MigrateTable, RewriteDataFiles, RewriteManifests, RewritePositionDeleteFiles, SnapshotDeltaLakeTable, SnapshotTable, SnapshotUpdate<ThisT,R>, SnapshotUpdateAction<ThisT,R>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseRewriteDataFilesAction, DeleteOrphanFilesSparkAction, DeleteReachableFilesSparkAction, ExpireSnapshotsSparkAction, MigrateTableSparkAction, RewriteDataFilesAction, RewriteDataFilesSparkAction, RewriteManifestsSparkAction, RewritePositionDeleteFilesSparkAction, SnapshotTableSparkAction
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public interface Action<ThisT,R>
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An action performed on a table.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`R`	`execute()`	Executes this action.
`default ThisT`	`option(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)`	Configures this action with an extra option.
`default ThisT`	`options(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> options)`	Configures this action with extra options.

- Method Detail
  - option
```
default ThisT option(java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String value)
```
    Configures this action with an extra option.
    Certain actions allow users to control internal details of their execution via options.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - an option name
    
    value - an option value
    
    Returns:
    
    this for method chaining
  - options
```
default ThisT options(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> options)
```
    Configures this action with extra options.
    Certain actions allow users to control internal details of their execution via options.
    
    Parameters:
    
    options - a map of extra options
    
    Returns:
    
    this for method chaining
  - execute
```
R execute()
```
    Executes this action.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of this action