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Snapshots

Structs

  • Iceberg tables keep track of branches and tags using snapshot references.
  • A snapshot represents the state of a table at some time and is used to access the complete set of data files in the table.
  • Summarises the changes in the snapshot.

Enums

  • The operation field is used by some operations, like snapshot expiration, to skip processing certain snapshots.
  • The snapshot expiration procedure removes snapshots from table metadata and applies the table’s retention policy.