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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.EnvironmentContext;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.FieldSchema;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.MetaException;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.Table;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An interface to implement reading schemas from stored data.
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
interface StorageSchemaReader {
/**
* Read the schema from the storage representation of the table.
* @param tbl metastore table object
* @param envContext environment context
* @param conf current configuration file
* @return list of field schemas
* @throws MetaException if the table storage could not be read
*/
List<FieldSchema> readSchema(Table tbl, EnvironmentContext envContext, Configuration conf)
throws MetaException;
}