src/java/org/apache/sqoop/metastore/JobStorage.java

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package org.apache.sqoop.metastore;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configured;

/**
 * API that defines how jobs are saved, restored, and manipulated.
 *
 * <p>
 * JobStorage instances may be created and then not used; the
 * JobStorage factory may create additional JobStorage instances
 * that return false from accept() and then discard them. The close()
 * method will only be triggered for a JobStorage if the connect()
 * method is called. Connection should not be triggered by a call to
 * accept().</p>
 */
public abstract class JobStorage extends Configured implements Closeable {

  /**
   * Returns true if the JobStorage system can use the metadata in
   * the descriptor to connect to an underlying storage resource.
   */
  public abstract boolean canAccept(Map<String, String> descriptor);


  /**
   * Opens / connects to the underlying storage resource specified by the
   * descriptor.
   */
  public abstract void open(Map<String, String> descriptor)
      throws IOException;

  /**
   * Given a job name, reconstitute a JobData that contains all
   * configuration information required for the job. Returns null if the
   * job name does not match an available job.
   */
  public abstract JobData read(String jobName)
      throws IOException;

  /**
   * Forget about a saved job.
   */
  public abstract void delete(String jobName) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Given a job name and the data describing a configured job, record the job
   * information to the storage medium.
   */
  public abstract void create(String jobName, JobData data)
      throws IOException;

  /**
   * Given a job name and configured job data, update the underlying resource
   * to match the current job configuration.
   */
  public abstract void update(String jobName, JobData data)
      throws IOException;

  /**
   * Close any resources opened by the JobStorage system.
   */
  public void close() throws IOException {
  }

  /**
   * Enumerate all jobs held in the connected resource.
   */
  public abstract List<String> list() throws IOException;
}