MetaStore (Apache BookKeeper :: Parent 4.18.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

InMemoryMetaStore
```
public interface MetaStore
```
Metadata Store Interface.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Close the meta store.
`MetastoreScannableTable`	`createScannableTable(java.lang.String name)`	Create a scannable metastore table.
`MetastoreTable`	`createTable(java.lang.String name)`	Create a metastore table.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Return the name of the plugin.
`int`	`getVersion()`	Get the plugin version.
`void`	`init(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration config, int msVersion)`	Initialize the meta store.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Return the name of the plugin.
    
    Returns:
    
    the plugin name.
  - getVersion
```
int getVersion()
```
    Get the plugin version.
    
    Returns:
    
    the plugin version.
  - init
```
void init(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration config,
          int msVersion)
   throws MetastoreException
```
    Initialize the meta store.
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - Configuration object passed to metastore
    
    msVersion - Version to initialize the metastore
    
    Throws:
    
    MetastoreException - when failed to initialize
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Close the meta store.
  - createTable
```
MetastoreTable createTable(java.lang.String name)
                    throws MetastoreException
```
    Create a metastore table.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - Table name.
    
    Returns:
    
    a metastore table
    
    Throws:
    
    MetastoreException - when failed to create the metastore table.
  - createScannableTable
```
MetastoreScannableTable createScannableTable(java.lang.String name)
                                      throws MetastoreException
```
    Create a scannable metastore table.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - Table name.
    
    Returns:
    
    a metastore scannable table
    
    Throws:
    
    MetastoreException - when failed to create the metastore table.