Merge branch 'develop' into fix/1917/dict-equality

aiidateam · Dec 7, 2021 · 4b89c6b · 4b89c6b
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diff --git a/aiida/backends/manager.py b/aiida/backends/manager.py
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ def delete(self, key):
         :raises: `~aiida.common.exceptions.NotExistent` if the settings does not exist
         """
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def validate_table_existence(self):
+        """Verify that the `DbSetting` table actually exists.
+
+        :raises: `~aiida.common.exceptions.NotExistent` if the settings table does not exist
+        """
+
 
 class BackendManager:
     """Class to manage the database schema and environment."""