JanKaul commented on code in PR #11041: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11041#discussion_r1747977889
########## format/view-spec.md: ########## @@ -158,6 +173,59 @@ Each entry in `version-log` is a struct with the following fields: | _required_ | `timestamp-ms` | Timestamp when the view's `current-version-id` was updated (ms from epoch) | | _required_ | `version-id` | ID that `current-version-id` was set to | +#### Full identifier + +The full identifier holds a fully resolved reference for a table or view in the catalog. + +| Requirement | Field name | Description | +|-------------|----------------|-------------| +| _required_ | `catalog` | A string specifying the catalog of the source table | +| _required_ | `namespace` | A list of namespace levels | +| _required_ | `table` | A string specifying the name of the source table | +| _optional_ | `ref` | Branch name of the source table that is being referenced in the view query | + +When 'ref' is `null` or not set, it defaults to “main”. This field is to be ignored if the referenced entity is a view. + +### Materialized View Metadata stored as part of the Table Metadata Review Comment: I'm assuming the motivation here is to have a better approximation compared to the `timestamp-ms` field of the snapshot, which is taken at the end of the refresh operation. Is this correct? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@iceberg.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@iceberg.apache.org
