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package org.apache.hive.service.cli.operation;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.hadoop.hive.common.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.common.classification.InterfaceStability;

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public interface TableTypeMapping {
  /**
   * Map client's table type name to hive's table type
   * @param clientTypeName
   * @return
   */
  public String[] mapToHiveType (String clientTypeName);

  /**
   * Map hive's table type name to client's table type
   * @param clientTypeName
   * @return
   */
  public String mapToClientType (String hiveTypeName);

  /**
   * Get all the table types of this mapping
   * @return
   */
  public Set<String> getTableTypeNames();
}
