jerryshao commented on code in PR #9029:
URL: https://github.com/apache/gravitino/pull/9029#discussion_r2497711077


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api/src/main/java/org/apache/gravitino/rel/Table.java:
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@@ -44,6 +44,28 @@
 @Evolving
 public interface Table extends Auditable {
 
+  /**
+   * The reserved property name for the table format. This property indicates 
the format of the
+   * table, such as "iceberg", "hudi", "lance", etc. Some catalog 
implementations may use this
+   * property to determine the table format and perform specific operations 
based on the format.
+   */
+  String PROPERTY_TABLE_FORMAT = "format";
+
+  /**
+   * The reserved property name to indicate whether the table is external. 
This property is a
+   * boolean value represented as a string ("true" or "false"). if true (the 
table is external), the
+   * drop operation will not delete the underlying data.
+   */
+  String PROPERTY_EXTERNAL = "external";

Review Comment:
   It depends on the implementation of the different catalogs. Also, it can be 
set by the user.



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