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This class is a sub class of HCatCommandDesc and will be used by the users to create descriptor and validate it for the "create table" command.

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HCatCreateDBDesc

This class is a sub class of HCatCommandDesc and will be used by the users to create descriptors and validate it for the "create database" command.

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HCatAddPartitionDesc

This class is a sub class of HCatCommandDesc and will be used by the users to create descriptos and validate it for the "add partition" command.

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HCatTable

This class encapsulates the table information returned the HCatClient implementation class and provides a uniform view to the user.

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HCatDatabase

This class encapsulates the database information returned the HCatClient implementation class and provides a uniform view to the user.

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HCatPartition

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Usage

 Configuration config = new Configuration();
 config.add("hive-site.xml");
 HCatClient client = HCatClient.create(config);

 HCatCreateTableDesc desc = new HCatCreateTableDesc();
 desc.setTableName("demo_table");
 desc.setDatabaseName("db1");
 desc.setFileFormat("rcfile");
 ArrayList<HCatFieldSchema> cols = new ArrayList<HCatFieldSchema>();
 cols.add(new HCatFieldSchema("col1", Type.INT, "comment1"));
 cols.add(new HCatFieldSchema("col2", Type.STRING, "comment2"));
 desc.setCols(cols);

 //Validate
 desc.validateCommandDesc();
 boolean success = client.createTable(desc);

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