/**
* checks number of loads to be preserved and returns remaining valid segments
*
* @param segments
* @return
*/
private static List<LoadMetadataDetails> checkPreserveSegmentsPropertyReturnRemaining(
List<LoadMetadataDetails> segments) {
int numberOfSegmentsToBePreserved = 0;
// check whether the preserving of the segments from merging is enabled or not.
// get the number of loads to be preserved.
numberOfSegmentsToBePreserved =
CarbonProperties.getInstance().getNumberOfSegmentsToBePreserved();
// get the number of valid segments and retain the latest loads from merging.
return CarbonDataMergerUtil.getValidLoadDetailsWithRetaining(
segments, numberOfSegmentsToBePreserved);
}
