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Andrew Purtell commented on HBASE-10251:
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I'd be happy to review/support/commit such an effort.
> Restore API Compat for PerformanceEvaluation.generateValue()
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> Key: HBASE-10251
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-10251
> Project: HBase
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Client
> Affects Versions: 0.99.0
> Reporter: Aleksandr Shulman
> Labels: api_compatibility
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> Observed:
> A couple of my client tests fail to compile against trunk because the method
> PerformanceEvaluation.generateValue was removed as part of HBASE-8496.
> This is an issue because it was used in a number of places, including unit
> tests. Since we did not explicitly label this API as private, it's ambiguous
> as to whether this could/should have been used by people writing apps against
> 0.96. If they used it, then they would be broken upon upgrade to 0.98 and
> trunk.
> Potential Solution:
> The method was renamed to generateData, but the logic is still the same. We
> can reintroduce it as deprecated in 0.98, as compat shim over generateData.
> The patch should be a few lines. We may also consider doing so in trunk, but
> I'd be just as fine with leaving it out.
> More generally, this raises the question about what other code is in this
> "grey-area", where it is public, is used outside of the package, but is not
> explicitly labeled with an AudienceInterface.
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