igorbelianski-cyber commented on code in PR #11041: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11041#discussion_r2612328840
########## format/view-spec.md: ########## @@ -160,6 +177,71 @@ 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 | +#### Storage Table Identifier + +The table identifier for the storage table that stores the precomputed results. + +| Requirement | Field name | Description | +|-------------|----------------|-------------| +| _required_ | `namespace` | A list of strings for namespace levels | +| _required_ | `name` | A string specifying the name of the table | + +### Storage table metadata + +This section describes additional metadata for the storage table that supplements the regular table metadata and is required for materialized views. +The property "refresh-state" is set on the [snapshot summary](https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/#snapshots) property of every storage table snapshot to determine the freshness of the precomputed data of the storage table. + +| Requirement | Field name | Description | +|-------------|-----------------|-------------| +| _required_ | `refresh-state` | A [refresh state](#refresh-state) record stored as a JSON-encoded string | + +#### Refresh state + +The refresh state record captures the state of source tables, views, and materialized views at refresh time. + +* Source view states are stored in `source-view-states`. It includes indirect references — views nested within other views (excluding MVs). Review Comment: i think in the meeting we were converging on including MVs here and below. Lets revisit during next meeting to make sure there is no ambiguity. -- 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: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
