org.apache.gravitino

Interface MetadataObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

SecurableObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetadataObjectDTO, MetadataObjects.MetadataObjectImpl, SecurableObjectDTO

@Unstable
public interface MetadataObject

The MetadataObject is the basic unit of the Gravitino system. It represents the metadata object in the Apache Gravitino system. The object can be a metalake, catalog, schema, table, topic, etc.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	MetadataObject.Type The type of object in the Gravitino system.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default java.lang.String	fullName() The full name of the object.
java.lang.String	name() The name of the object.
java.lang.String	parent() The parent full name of the object.
MetadataObject.Type	type() The type of the object.

Method Detail

parent

@Nullable
java.lang.String parent()

The parent full name of the object. If the object doesn't have parent, this method will return null.

Returns:

The parent full name of the object.

name

java.lang.String name()

The name of the object.

Returns:

The name of the object.

fullName

default java.lang.String fullName()

The full name of the object. Full name will be separated by "." to represent a string identifier of the object, like catalog, catalog.table, etc.

Returns:

The name of the object.

type

MetadataObject.Type type()

The type of the object.

Returns:

The type of the object.