LENS-1525 : Adding start and end times in cube
diff --git a/lens-api/src/main/resources/cube-0.1.xsd b/lens-api/src/main/resources/cube-0.1.xsd
index 4d10d24..65bd6ea 100644
--- a/lens-api/src/main/resources/cube-0.1.xsd
+++ b/lens-api/src/main/resources/cube-0.1.xsd
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@
             corresponding partition column different in the underlying storage tables. This base cube's property gets
             propagated to its derived cubes.
 
+            3. cube.absolute.start.time: start time of the cube. For queries that ask for time before this,
+            this cube throws an exception. Time format can be as you would specify in the time_range_in clause.
+            i.e. yyyy[-mm[-dd[-hh[:MM[:ss[,SSS]]]]]]
+
+            4. cube.relative.start.time: Here you can specify cube's relative validity relative to current time.
+            Useful if you want to specify e.g. this cube is valid for today - 90 days. Can be specified as just
+            a time difference e.g. "-90 days". Or can be specified in relative syntax.
+            e.g. now.year or now.day - 6 hour etc.
+
+            5. cube.absolute.end.time: This is to restrict the end date users can query on this cube.
+            Format same as absolute start time.
+
+            6. cube.relative.end.time: You can specify the end date for cube
+            relative to current date. This can be specified as just a time difference e.g. "+90 days"
+
             The properties that are over-ridable are
 
             1. cube.allfields.queriable - (defaults to true) - If set to true, all the fields (measures, attributes) are
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/error/LensCubeErrorCode.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/error/LensCubeErrorCode.java
index ed076e2..49343a7 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/error/LensCubeErrorCode.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/error/LensCubeErrorCode.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   FROM_AFTER_TO(3015, 0),
   JOIN_TARGET_NOT_CUBE_TABLE(3016, 0),
   ORDERBY_ALIAS_CONTAINING_WHITESPACE(3036, 0),
+  QUERY_OUT_OF_ALLOWED_RANGE(3037, 0),
   // Error codes different for drivers
   CANNOT_USE_TIMERANGE_WRITER(3017, 100),
   NO_DEFAULT_AGGREGATE(3018, 200),
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/Cube.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/Cube.java
index 7c3da2c..1d85fbd 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/Cube.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/Cube.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Table;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -414,4 +415,39 @@
     return partCol;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Date getAbsoluteStartTime() {
+    return MetastoreUtil.getDateFromProperty(this.getProperties().get(MetastoreConstants.CUBE_ABSOLUTE_START_TIME),
+      false, true);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getRelativeStartTime() {
+    return MetastoreUtil.getDateFromProperty(this.getProperties().get(MetastoreConstants.CUBE_RELATIVE_START_TIME),
+      true, true);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getStartTime() {
+    return Collections.max(Lists.newArrayList(getRelativeStartTime(), getAbsoluteStartTime()));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getAbsoluteEndTime() {
+    return MetastoreUtil.getDateFromProperty(this.getProperties().get(MetastoreConstants.CUBE_ABSOLUTE_END_TIME),
+      false, false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getRelativeEndTime() {
+    return MetastoreUtil.getDateFromProperty(this.getProperties().get(MetastoreConstants.CUBE_RELATIVE_END_TIME),
+      true, false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getEndTime() {
+    return Collections.min(Lists.newArrayList(getRelativeEndTime(), getAbsoluteEndTime()));
+  }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/CubeInterface.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/CubeInterface.java
index 6477a6b..3f2b670 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/CubeInterface.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/CubeInterface.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.lens.cube.metadata;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -155,4 +156,47 @@
    * @return true or false
    */
   boolean allFieldsQueriable();
+
+  /**
+   * Absolute start time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return Absolute Start time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getAbsoluteStartTime();
+
+  /**
+   * Relative start time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return Relative Start time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getRelativeStartTime();
+
+  /**
+   * Start time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return Start time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getStartTime();
+
+  /**
+   * Absolute end time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return Absolute End time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getAbsoluteEndTime();
+
+  /**
+   * Relative End time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return Relative end time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getRelativeEndTime();
+
+  /**
+   * End time of the cube
+   *
+   * @return End time of the cube {@link Date}
+   */
+  Date getEndTime();
+
 }
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DerivedCube.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DerivedCube.java
index 4c73785..2ff4ab1 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DerivedCube.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DerivedCube.java
@@ -338,4 +338,35 @@
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getAbsoluteStartTime() {
+    return parent.getAbsoluteStartTime();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getRelativeStartTime() {
+    return parent.getRelativeStartTime();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getStartTime() {
+    return parent.getStartTime();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getAbsoluteEndTime() {
+    return parent.getAbsoluteEndTime();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getRelativeEndTime() {
+    return parent.getRelativeEndTime();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Date getEndTime() {
+    return parent.getEndTime();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/MetastoreConstants.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/MetastoreConstants.java
index 160addb..5bdfea4 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/MetastoreConstants.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/MetastoreConstants.java
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
   public static final String TIMED_DIMENSIONS_LIST_SFX = ".timed.dimensions.list";
   public static final String PARENT_CUBE_SFX = ".parent.cube";
   public static final String CUBE_ALL_FIELDS_QUERIABLE = "cube.allfields.queriable";
+  public static final String CUBE_ABSOLUTE_START_TIME = "cube.absolute.start.time";
+  public static final String CUBE_RELATIVE_START_TIME = "cube.relative.start.time";
+  public static final String CUBE_ABSOLUTE_END_TIME = "cube.absolute.end.time";
+  public static final String CUBE_RELATIVE_END_TIME = "cube.relative.end.time";
 
   // Uber dimension constants
   public static final String DIMENSION_PFX = "dimension.";
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TimerangeResolver.java b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TimerangeResolver.java
index 8e77a82..de5214f 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TimerangeResolver.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/main/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TimerangeResolver.java
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@
       return;
     }
     extractTimeRange(cubeql);
+    CubeInterface cube = cubeql.getCube();
+    for(TimeRange timeRange : cubeql.getTimeRanges()) {
+      if (!(timeRange.getFromDate().after(cube.getStartTime()) && timeRange.getToDate().before(cube.getEndTime()))) {
+        throw new LensException(LensCubeErrorCode.QUERY_OUT_OF_ALLOWED_RANGE.getLensErrorInfo());
+      }
+    }
   }
 
-
   private void extractTimeRange(CubeQueryContext cubeql) throws LensException {
     // get time range -
     // Time range should be direct child of where condition
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DateFactory.java b/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DateFactory.java
index c4404f1..99c5961 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DateFactory.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/metadata/DateFactory.java
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
   public static final String ONE_DAY_RANGE_IT;
   public static final String THIS_YEAR_RANGE;
   public static final String LAST_YEAR_RANGE;
+  public static final String PREV_FIVE_TO_NEXT_FIVE_YEAR_RANGE;
   public static final String TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_MONTH;
   public static final String TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_DAYS;
   public static final String TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_HOURS;
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@
     ONE_DAY_RANGE_IT = getTimeRangeString("it", DAILY, -1, 0, DAILY);
     THIS_YEAR_RANGE = getTimeRangeString(YEARLY, 0, 1);
     LAST_YEAR_RANGE = getTimeRangeString(YEARLY, -1, 0);
+    PREV_FIVE_TO_NEXT_FIVE_YEAR_RANGE = getTimeRangeString(YEARLY, -5, 5);
     TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_MONTH = getTimeRangeString(MONTHLY, -2, 0);
     TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_DAYS = getTimeRangeString(MONTHLY, -2, 0, DAILY);
     TWO_MONTHS_RANGE_UPTO_HOURS = getTimeRangeString(MONTHLY, -2, 0, HOURLY);
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TestTimeRangeResolver.java b/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TestTimeRangeResolver.java
index 181608f..632d941 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TestTimeRangeResolver.java
+++ b/lens-cube/src/test/java/org/apache/lens/cube/parse/TestTimeRangeResolver.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 public class TestTimeRangeResolver extends TestQueryRewrite {
 
   private Configuration conf;
+  Date now = new Date();
 
   @BeforeTest
   public void setupDriver() throws Exception {
@@ -102,6 +103,14 @@
     assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "NO_CANDIDATE_FACT_AVAILABLE[Range not answerable]");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testQueryTimeRange() throws LensException {
+    String query = "select msr2 from " + CubeTestSetup.TEST_CUBE_NAME + " where "  + PREV_FIVE_TO_NEXT_FIVE_YEAR_RANGE;
+
+    LensException e = getLensExceptionInRewrite(query, getConf());
+    assertEquals(e.getErrorInfo().getErrorName(), "QUERY_OUT_OF_ALLOWED_RANGE");
+  }
+
   /**
    *
    * @param stoargeName  storageName_factName
@@ -119,4 +128,6 @@
     }
     return new ArrayList<>();
   }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/lens-cube/src/test/resources/schema/cubes/base/testcube.xml b/lens-cube/src/test/resources/schema/cubes/base/testcube.xml
index 4cafd31..3d517ee 100644
--- a/lens-cube/src/test/resources/schema/cubes/base/testcube.xml
+++ b/lens-cube/src/test/resources/schema/cubes/base/testcube.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 -->
 <x_base_cube name="testcube" xmlns="uri:lens:cube:0.1">
   <properties>
+    <property name="cube.relative.start.time" value="now.year - 2 years"/>
+    <property name="cube.relative.end.time" value="now.day + 2 years"/>
     <property name="cube.timedim.partition.et" value="et"/>
     <property name="cube.timedim.partition.it" value="it"/>
     <property name="cube.timedim.partition.d_time" value="dt"/>