Package com.google.cloud.bigquery

Class TimePartitioning

java.lang.Object

com.google.cloud.bigquery.TimePartitioning

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class TimePartitioning
extends Object
implements Serializable

Objects of this class allow to configure table partitioning based on time. By dividing a large table into smaller partitions, you can improve query performance and reduce the number of bytes billed by restricting the amount of data scanned.

See Also:

• Partitioned Tables
• Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	TimePartitioning.Builder
static enum	TimePartitioning.Type	[Optional] The supported types are DAY, HOUR, MONTH, and YEAR, which will generate one partition per day, hour, month, and year, respectively.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Long	getExpirationMs()	Returns the number of milliseconds for which to keep the storage for a partition.
abstract String	getField()	If not set, the table is partitioned by pseudo column '_PARTITIONTIME'; if set, the table is partitioned by this field.
abstract Boolean	getRequirePartitionFilter()	If set to true, queries over this table require a partition filter (that can be used for partition elimination) to be specified.
abstract TimePartitioning.Type	getType()	Returns the time partitioning type.
static TimePartitioning.Builder	newBuilder(TimePartitioning.Type type)	Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type.
static TimePartitioning	of(TimePartitioning.Type type)	Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type.
static TimePartitioning	of(TimePartitioning.Type type, long expirationMs)	Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type and the partition's expiration in milliseconds.
abstract TimePartitioning.Builder	toBuilder()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getType

public abstract TimePartitioning.Type getType()

Returns the time partitioning type.

getExpirationMs

@Nullable
public abstract Long getExpirationMs()

Returns the number of milliseconds for which to keep the storage for a partition. When expired, the storage for the partition is reclaimed. If null, the partion does not expire.

getField

@BetaApi
@Nullable
public abstract String getField()

If not set, the table is partitioned by pseudo column '_PARTITIONTIME'; if set, the table is partitioned by this field.

getRequirePartitionFilter

@BetaApi
@Nullable
public abstract Boolean getRequirePartitionFilter()

If set to true, queries over this table require a partition filter (that can be used for partition elimination) to be specified.

toBuilder

public abstract TimePartitioning.Builder toBuilder()

newBuilder

public static TimePartitioning.Builder newBuilder(TimePartitioning.Type type)

Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type.

of

public static TimePartitioning of(TimePartitioning.Type type)

Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type. The partitions will not expire.

of

public static TimePartitioning of(TimePartitioning.Type type,
 long expirationMs)

Returns a TimePartitioning object given the time partitioning type and the partition's expiration in milliseconds.

Parameters:

type - the time partitioning type.

expirationMs - the number of milliseconds for which to keep the storage for a partition