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+/**
+ * All BrightMove Code is Copyright 2004-2013 BrightMove Inc.
+ * Modification of code without the express written consent of
+ * BrightMove, Inc. is strictly forbidden.
+ *
+ * Author: David Webb (dwebb@brightmove.com)
+ * Created On: Nov 13, 2013 
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.cassandra.core;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * @author David Webb (dwebb@brightmove.com)
+ * 
+ */
+public interface CassandraAdminOperations {
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a table with the name and fields indicated by the entity class
+	 * 
+	 * @param ifNotExists
+	 * @param tableName
+	 * @param entityClass
+	 * @param optionsByName
+	 */
+	void createTable(boolean ifNotExists, String tableName, Class<?> entityClass, Map<String, Object> optionsByName);
+
+	/**
+	 * Alter table with the name and fields indicated by the entity class
+	 * 
+	 * @param entityClass class that determines metadata of the table to create/drop.
+	 * @param tableName explicit name of the table
+	 */
+	void alterTable(String tableName, Class<?> entityClass, boolean dropRemovedAttributeColumns);
+
+	/**
+	 * @param tableName
+	 * @param entityClass
+	 */
+	void replaceTable(String tableName, Class<?> entityClass);
+
+	/**
+	 * Alter table with the name and fields indicated by the entity class
+	 * 
+	 * @param entityClass class that determines metadata of the table to create/drop.
+	 */
+	void dropTable(Class<?> entityClass);
+
+	/**
+	 * Alter table with the name and fields indicated by the entity class
+	 * 
+	 * @param tableName explicit name of the table.
+	 */
+	void dropTable(String tableName);
+
+}