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package org.apache.iceberg;

import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;

/**
 * Generic interface for creating and loading a table implementation.
 *
 * The 'tableIdentifier' field should be interpreted by the underlying
 * implementation (e.g. database.table_name)
 */
public interface Tables {
  default Table create(Schema schema, String tableIdentifier) {
    return create(schema, PartitionSpec.unpartitioned(), ImmutableMap.of(), tableIdentifier);
  }

  default Table create(Schema schema, PartitionSpec spec, String tableIdentifier) {
    return create(schema, spec, ImmutableMap.of(), tableIdentifier);
  }

  default Table create(Schema schema, PartitionSpec spec, Map<String, String> properties, String tableIdentifier) {
    return create(schema, spec, SortOrder.unsorted(), properties, tableIdentifier);
  }

  default Table create(Schema schema,
                       PartitionSpec spec,
                       SortOrder order,
                       Map<String, String> properties,
                       String tableIdentifier) {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(this.getClass().getName() + " does not implement create with a sort order");
  }

  Table load(String tableIdentifier);

  boolean exists(String tableIdentifier);
}