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package org.apache.iceberg.view;

import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.iceberg.PendingUpdate;

/**
 * API for updating view properties.
 *
 * <p>Apply returns the updated view properties as a map for validation.
 *
 * <p>When committing, these changes will be applied to the current view metadata. Commit conflicts
 * will be resolved by applying the pending changes to the new view metadata.
 */
public interface UpdateViewProperties extends PendingUpdate<Map<String, String>> {

  /**
   * Add a key/value property to the view.
   *
   * @param key a String key
   * @param value a String value
   * @return this for method chaining
   * @throws NullPointerException If either the key or value is null
   */
  UpdateViewProperties set(String key, String value);

  /**
   * Remove the given property key from the view.
   *
   * @param key a String key
   * @return this for method chaining
   * @throws NullPointerException If the key is null
   */
  UpdateViewProperties remove(String key);
}
