[CARBONDATA-1871] Add annotation for interface compatibility

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jacky Li
• Created: 07/Dec/17 11:28
• Updated: 23/May/18 12:02

Description

All use facing API should be annotated with proper stability level.
InterfaceStability level includes:
1. Forever: API in this level is compatible across major version
2. Stable: API in this level is compatible across minor version, maybe break across major version
3. Evolving: API in this level is compatible across maintenance version, maybe break across minor version
4. Unstable: API in this level is not backward compatible guranteed

Since user mainly use SQL for carbondata, the API need to be annotated includes:
1. Table Property in create table
2. Load Option in load data and dataframe api
3. Carbon Property

Sub-Tasks

• Clean up unused constant in CarbonCommonConstant: Resolved
• Refactor and annotate carbon property: Open
• Refactor and annotate table property: Open
• Refactor and annotate load options: Open