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@PublicEvolving
public interface Catalog {

   /**
     * Returns a {@link CatalogTable} or {@link CatalogView} identified by the given {@link
     * ObjectPath}. The framework will resolve the metadata objects when necessary.
     *
     * @param tablePath Path of the table or view
     * @param timestamp Timestamp of the table snapshot
    , which is milliseconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC 
     * @return The requested table or view
     * @throws TableNotExistException if the target does not exist
     * @throws CatalogException in case of any runtime exception
     */
    default CatalogBaseTable getTable(ObjectPath tablePath, long timestamp)
            throws TableNotExistException, CatalogException {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                String.format("Table %s does not support time travel.", tablePath));
    }

}