Spark: Show metadata.json path in DESC TABLE EXTENDED
#5006
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About Change
The change attempts to show metadata location in
DESC TABLE EXTENDED
, this addsmetadata-location
to the table properties.Why this change is Required
We can use this to figure out the metadata pointer this table points to and use it to register table via StoredProcedure recently introduced. This could be convenient for users who only want to use SPARK-SQL.
Testing
Added a UT.
Add one more UT for path validation