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package com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.metadata.schema;

import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.CqlIdentifier;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;


A schema element that can be described in terms of CQL CREATE statements. 
/** A schema element that can be described in terms of CQL {@code CREATE} statements. */
public interface Describable {

  
Returns a single CQL statement that creates the element.

Params:
  • pretty – if true, make the output more human-readable (line breaks, indents, and pretty identifiers). If false, return the statement on a single line with minimal formatting.
/**
   * Returns a single CQL statement that creates the element.
   *
   * @param pretty if {@code true}, make the output more human-readable (line breaks, indents, and
   *     {@link CqlIdentifier#asCql(boolean) pretty identifiers}). If {@code false}, return the
   *     statement on a single line with minimal formatting.
   */
  @NonNull
  String describe(boolean pretty);

  
Returns a CQL script that creates the element and all of its children. For example: a schema
with its tables, materialized views, types, etc. A table with its indices.

Params:
  • pretty – if true, make the output more human-readable (line breaks, indents, and pretty identifiers). If false, return each statement on a single line with minimal formatting.
/**
   * Returns a CQL script that creates the element and all of its children. For example: a schema
   * with its tables, materialized views, types, etc. A table with its indices.
   *
   * @param pretty if {@code true}, make the output more human-readable (line breaks, indents, and
   *     {@link CqlIdentifier#asCql(boolean) pretty identifiers}). If {@code false}, return each
   *     statement on a single line with minimal formatting.
   */
  @NonNull
  String describeWithChildren(boolean pretty);
}