EncodingFormat (Flink : Table : Common 2.0-preview1 API)

Type Parameters:

I - runtime interface needed by the table sink

All Superinterfaces:

Format
```
@PublicEvolving
public interface EncodingFormat<I>
extends Format
```
A Format for a DynamicTableSink for writing rows.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`applyWritableMetadata(List<String> metadataKeys)`	Provides a list of metadata keys that the consumed row will contain as appended metadata columns.
`I`	`createRuntimeEncoder(DynamicTableSink.Context context, DataType physicalDataType)`	Creates runtime encoder implementation that is configured to consume data of the given data type.
`default Map<String,DataType>`	`listWritableMetadata()`	Returns the map of metadata keys and their corresponding data types that can be consumed by this format for writing.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.flink.table.connector.format.Format
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- Method Detail
  - createRuntimeEncoder
```
I createRuntimeEncoder(DynamicTableSink.Context context,
                       DataType physicalDataType)
```
    Creates runtime encoder implementation that is configured to consume data of the given data type.
  - listWritableMetadata
```
default Map<String,DataType> listWritableMetadata()
```
    Returns the map of metadata keys and their corresponding data types that can be consumed by this format for writing. By default, this method returns an empty map.
    Metadata columns add additional columns to the table's schema. An encoding format is responsible to accept requested metadata columns at the end of consumed rows and persist them.
    See SupportsWritingMetadata for more information.
    Note: This method is only used if the outer DynamicTableSink implements SupportsWritingMetadata and calls this method in SupportsWritingMetadata.listWritableMetadata().
  - applyWritableMetadata
```
default void applyWritableMetadata(List<String> metadataKeys)
```
    Provides a list of metadata keys that the consumed row will contain as appended metadata columns. By default, this method throws an exception if metadata keys are defined.
    See SupportsWritingMetadata for more information.
    Note: This method is only used if the outer DynamicTableSink implements SupportsWritingMetadata and calls this method in SupportsWritingMetadata.applyWritableMetadata(List, DataType).