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stack commented on HBASE-82:
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Here are more commit comments. Above was for test changes. Below is for about
half of the code changes.
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M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HColumnDescriptor.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Set the defaults into data members.
Add constructors that take Text and String.
Auto-migrate older versions.
(stripColon, isLegalFamilyName): Added.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HMerge.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HStoreKey.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Allow passing of Text or String as well as byte [] for row and column.
When you ask for qualifier or family, it returns new byte [] with the
asked for column portion.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HConstants.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Added some constants and capitalized root and meta regions.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftServer.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/thrift/ThriftUtilities.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLogEdit.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLogKey.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/Memcache.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/StoreFileScanner.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStoreScanner.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HAbstractScanner.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/InternalScanner.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLog.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/CompactSplitThread.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionUnavailableListener.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/TableHandler.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/ScannerHandler.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/GenericHandler.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/LocalHBaseCluster.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/DeleteCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/CreateCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/InsertCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/AlterCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/SelectCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/SchemaModificationCommand.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/hql/TruncateCommand.java
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M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStoreFile.java
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Encoded name is now an int.
(createHStoreFilename): Moved common file creating code here.
(getFamilySubDir): Added.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
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Changed timesSeen so it starts over at 0 instead of at 1.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
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Changed logging of messages so logs the way master does reporting
the message type using HMsg.toString().
Changed key for maps like onlineRegions so instead of region name,
instead its the hash of the name byte array.
(getOnlineRegions) Returns Collection instead of Map.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Removed rows to locks. Insteads, just have locks to rows and have
the key made of the row hash.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HTableDescriptor.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Give default values to data members. Allow constructors take
String or Text and byte arrays.
Changed the check on table name so user tables can't have a dot in them.
(isLegalTableName): Added.
(getNameAsString): Added.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/WhileMatchRowFilter.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/StopRowFilter.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/InclusiveStopRowFilter.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/RegExpRowFilter.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/RowFilterSet.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/PageRowFilter.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/RowFilterInterface.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MetaScanner.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ProcessServerShutdown.java
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ServerManager.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HRegionInfo.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
Changed encoded name to return int rather than String.
Added constructors that take Text and String.
(createRegionName): Added.
(getRegionNameAsString): Added.
M src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/HMaster.java
Replace Text with byte arrays.
(tableInCreation): Removed. Unused.
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> row keys should be array of bytes with a specified comparator
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: HBASE-82
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-82
> Project: Hadoop HBase
> Issue Type: Wish
> Reporter: Jim Kellerman
> Assignee: stack
> Fix For: 0.2.0
>
> Attachments: 82-v2.patch, 82-v3.patch, 82-v4.patch, 82-v5.patch,
> 82-v7.patch, 82-v8.patch, 82-v9-ignore-ws.patch, 82.patch, Perf.java
>
>
> I have heard from several people that row keys in HBase should be less
> restricted than hadoop.io.Text.
> What do you think?
> At the very least, a row key has to be a WritableComparable. This would lead
> to the most general case being either hadoop.io.BytesWritable or
> hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable. The primary difference between these two
> classes is that hadoop.io.BytesWritable by default allocates 100 bytes and if
> you do not pay attention to the length, (BytesWritable.getSize()), converting
> a String to a BytesWritable and vice versa can become problematic.
> hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable, in contrast only allocates as many bytes as
> you pass in and then does not allow the size to be changed.
> If we were to change from Text to a non-text key, my preference would be for
> ImmutableBytesWritable, because it has a fixed size once set, and operations
> like get, etc do not have to something like System.arrayCopy where you
> specify the number of bytes to copy.
> Your comments, questions are welcome on this issue. If we receive enough
> feedback that Text is too restrictive, we are willing to change it, but we
> need to hear what would be the most useful thing to change it to as well.
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