RussellSpitzer commented on code in PR #12228: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12228#discussion_r1990157004
########## api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/Catalog.java: ########## @@ -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? -- 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