AtlasQuery.java

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package org.apache.atlas.catalog.query;

import org.apache.atlas.catalog.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Query functionality.
 */
public interface AtlasQuery {
    /**
     * Execute the query.
     *
     * @return collection of property maps, one per matching resource
     * @throws ResourceNotFoundException if an explicitly specified resource doesn't exist
     */
    Collection<Map<String, Object>> execute() throws ResourceNotFoundException;

    /**
     * Execute the query and update the results with the provided properties.
     *
     * @param updateProperties properties name/values to update on query results
     *
     * @return collection of property maps, one per matching resource
     * @throws ResourceNotFoundException if an explicitly specified resource doesn't exist
     */
    Collection<Map<String, Object>> execute(Map<String, Object> updateProperties) throws ResourceNotFoundException;
}