metastore/metastore-api/src/main/java/org/apache/drill/metastore/Metastore.java

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package org.apache.drill.metastore;

import org.apache.drill.metastore.components.tables.Tables;
import org.apache.drill.metastore.components.views.Views;

/**
 * Drill Metastore interface contains methods needed to be implemented by Metastore implementations.
 *
 * Drill Metastore main goal is to read and write Metastore data from / to Metastore components:
 * tables, views, etc.
 *
 * Besides implementing {@link Metastore}, Metastore implementation must have constructor
 * which accepts {@link org.apache.drill.common.config.DrillConfig}.
 */
public interface Metastore extends AutoCloseable {

  /**
   * @return Metastore Tables component implementation
   */
  Tables tables();

  /**
   * @return Metastore Views component implementation
   */
  Views views();
}