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package com.datatorrent.lib.appdata.schemas;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This interface represents schemas such as: {@link DimensionalSchema} and {@link SnapShotSchema}.
 * @since 3.0.0
 */
public interface Schema
{
  /**
   * Default schema ID.
   */
  public static final int DEFAULT_SCHEMA_ID = 0;

  public static final String FIELD_SCHEMA_KEYS = "schemaKeys";
  public static final String FIELD_SCHEMA = "schema";
  public static final String FIELD_SCHEMA_TAGS = "tags";

  /**
   * The id of the schema. This is relevant for operators which support serving multiple schemas,
   * in which each schema will need a unique id.
   * @return The id of the schema.
   */
  public int getSchemaID();

  /**
   * Gets the type of the schema (e.x. point, dimensions).
   * @return The type of the schema.
   */
  public String getSchemaType();

  /**
   * Gets the version of the schema.
   * @return The version of the schema.
   */
  public String getSchemaVersion();

  /**
   * Gets the AppData json to serve in response to a schema query.
   * @return The AppData json to serve in response to a schema query.
   */
  public String getSchemaJSON();

  /**
   * Gets the schema keys which are used to send queries targeted to this schema.
   * @return The schema keys which are used to send queries targeted to this schema.
   */
  public Map<String, String> getSchemaKeys();

  /**
   * Sets the schema keys for this schema.
   * @param schemaKeys The schema keys for this schema.
   */
  public void setSchemaKeys(Map<String, String> schemaKeys);
}