protected Partition resolvePartition(String dbName, String tableName, String partName) throws MetaException {
    return CompactorUtil.resolvePartition(conf, null, dbName, tableName, partName, CompactorUtil.METADATA_FETCH_MODE.LOCAL);
  }
An abstract class which defines the list of utility methods for performing cleanup activities.
ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/txn/compactor/handler/TaskHandler.java