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package com.asakusafw.info.hive.syntax;

import com.asakusafw.info.hive.TableInfo;

/**
 * Represents {@code CREATE TABLE} statement in Hive.
 * @since 0.8.1
 */
public interface HiveCreateTable {

    /**
     * Returns the target table information.
     * @return the target table information
     */
    TableInfo getTableInfo();

    /**
     * Returns whether the target table is external or not.
     * @return {@code true} if the target table is external, or {@code false} if not
     */
    boolean isExternal();

    /**
     * Returns whether the target table should be created only if it does not exist.
     * @return {@code true} if skip creating present table, or {@code false} if not
     */
    boolean isSkipPresentTable();

    /**
     * Returns the target database name.
     * @return the target database name, or {@code null} to create table on the context database
     */
    String getDatabaseName();

    /**
     * Returns the target table location.
     * @return the target table location, or {@code null} to create table onto the default location
     */
    String getLocation();
}
