HiveTableSchema.java

package com.thinkbiganalytics.discovery.schema;

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/**
 * Represents a Hive table
 */
public interface HiveTableSchema extends TableSchema {

    /**
     * Returns the storage format of the data such as the serde
     *
     * @return hive storage format
     */
    String getHiveFormat();

    /**
     * Set the storage format of the data such as the serde
     *
     * @param hiveFormat hive storage format
     */
    void setHiveFormat(String hiveFormat);

    /**
     * Whether the data represents a binary or structured format like AVRO, ORC
     *
     * @return true/false indicating if data is in a structured format
     */
    Boolean isStructured();

    /**
     * Whether the data represents a binary format or structured format like AVRO, ORC
     *
     * @param binary indication if data is in a structured format
     */
    void setStructured(boolean binary);


}