svn commit: r797299 - in /hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20: CHANGES.txt src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java

[rangadi]

Author: rangadi
Date: Fri Jul 24 01:13:44 2009
New Revision: 797299

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=797299&view=rev
Log:
HADOOP-6150. Users should be able to instantiate comparator using TFile
API. (Hong Tang via rangadi)

Modified:
    hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/CHANGES.txt
    
hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java

Modified: hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/CHANGES.txt
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/CHANGES.txt?rev=797299&r1=797298&r2=797299&view=diff
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--- hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/CHANGES.txt (original)
+++ hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/CHANGES.txt Fri Jul 24 01:13:44 2009
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@
     MAPREDUCE-735. Fixes a problem in the KeyFieldHelper to do with 
     the end index for some inputs (Amar Kamat via ddas)
 
+    HADOOP-6150. Users should be able to instantiate comparator using TFile
+    API. (Hong Tang via rangadi)
+
 Release 0.20.0 - 2009-04-15
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES

Modified: 
hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java?rev=797299&r1=797298&r2=797299&view=diff
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--- 
hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java
 (original)
+++ 
hadoop/common/branches/branch-0.20/src/core/org/apache/hadoop/io/file/tfile/TFile.java
 Fri Jul 24 01:13:44 2009
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@
   /** comparator prefix: java class */
   public static final String COMPARATOR_JCLASS = "jclass:";
 
+  /**
+   * Make a raw comparator from a string name.
+   * 
+   * @param name
+   *          Comparator name
+   * @return A RawComparable comparator.
+   */
+  static public Comparator<RawComparable> makeComparator(String name) {
+    return TFileMeta.makeComparator(name);
+  }
+
   // Prevent the instantiation of TFiles
   private TFile() {
     // nothing
@@ -1944,7 +1955,7 @@
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private static BytesComparator makeComparator(String comparator) {
+    static BytesComparator makeComparator(String comparator) {
       if (comparator.length() == 0) {
         // unsorted keys
         return null;