TableCreatable.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.create;

import org.apache.metamodel.schema.Schema;

/**
 * Interface for objects that support creating new tables.
 */
public interface TableCreatable {

    /**
     * Determines whether table creation is supported
     * 
     * @return true if table creation is supported
     */
    public boolean isCreateTableSupported();

    /**
     * Initiates the building of a table creation operation.
     * 
     * @param schema
     *            the schema to create the table in
     * @param name
     *            the name of the new table
     * @return a builder object on which the details of the table can be
     *         specified and committed.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if the table argument is null or invalid.
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if the connection to the DataContext is read-only or another
     *             access restriction is preventing the operation.
     */
    public TableCreationBuilder createTable(Schema schema, String name) throws IllegalArgumentException,
            IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Initiates the building of a table creation operation.
     * 
     * @param schemaName
     *            the name of the schema to create the table in
     * @param tableName
     *            the name of the new table
     * @return a builder object on which the details of the table can be
     *         specified and committed.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if the table argument is null or invalid.
     * @throws IllegalStateException
     *             if the connection to the DataContext is read-only or another
     *             access restriction is preventing the operation.
     */
    public TableCreationBuilder createTable(String schemaName, String tableName) throws IllegalArgumentException,
            IllegalStateException;

}