Github user keith-turner commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/96#discussion_r61618379
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core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/client/impl/SyncingTabletLocator.java
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+package org.apache.accumulo.core.client.impl;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.AccumuloException;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.AccumuloSecurityException;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.Instance;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.TableNotFoundException;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.data.KeyExtent;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.data.Mutation;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.data.Range;
+import org.apache.accumulo.core.security.Credentials;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Syncs itself with the static collection of TabletLocators, so that when
the server clears it, it will automatically get the most up-to-date version.
Caching
+ * TabletLocators locally is safe when using SyncingTabletLocator.
+ */
+public class SyncingTabletLocator extends TabletLocator {
+ private static final Logger log =
Logger.getLogger(SyncingTabletLocator.class);
+
+ /*
+ * Implementation: the invalidateCache calls do not need to call
syncLocator because it is okay if an outdated locator is invalidated. In this
case, on the
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If some goofy code gets two references to tablet locators, one for
invalidation and the other for obtaining locations, then calls to invalidate
will not work as expected.
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