CatalogFactory (Flink : Table : Common 2.1.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Factory
```
@PublicEvolving
public interface CatalogFactory
extends Factory
```
A factory to create configured catalog instances based on string-based properties. See also Factory for more information.
Note that this interface supports the TableFactory stack for compatibility purposes. This is deprecated, however, and new implementations should implement the Factory stack instead.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface CatalogFactory.Context
Context provided when a catalog is created.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Catalog`	`createCatalog(CatalogFactory.Context context)`	Creates and configures a `Catalog` using the given context.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.flink.table.factories.Factory
factoryIdentifier, optionalOptions, requiredOptions

- Method Detail
  - createCatalog
```
Catalog createCatalog(CatalogFactory.Context context)
```
    Creates and configures a Catalog using the given context.
    An implementation should perform validation and the discovery of further (nested) factories in this method.