rdblue commented on a change in pull request #28026: [SPARK-31257][SQL] Unify create table syntax (WIP) URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/28026#discussion_r398732356
########## File path: sql/catalyst/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/connector/catalog/TableCatalog.java ########## @@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ */ String PROP_LOCATION = "location"; + /** + * A reserved property to specify a table was created with EXTERNAL. + */ + String PROP_EXTERNAL = "external"; Review comment: It is up to source providers how to handle this. If the parser accepts `EXTERNAL` then the fact that it was added should be passed to sources. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org With regards, Apache Git Services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: reviews-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: reviews-h...@spark.apache.org