RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #12228:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12228#discussion_r1990157004


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api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/Catalog.java:
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@@ -344,6 +344,24 @@ default void invalidateTable(TableIdentifier identifier) {}
    * @throws AlreadyExistsException if the table already exists in the catalog.
    */
   default Table registerTable(TableIdentifier identifier, String 
metadataFileLocation) {
+    return registerTable(
+        identifier, metadataFileLocation, false /* register only if it does 
not exist */);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Register a table with the catalog, optionally overwrite existing table 
metadata.
+   *
+   * <p><strong>Note:</strong> Overwriting an existing table may result in a 
new table UUID.

Review Comment:
   Does this mean we won't use the UUID from the metadata?



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