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Duo Zhang commented on HBASE-17125:
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If not use filter, get up to the specified number of versions of each column.
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If use filter, it means the maximum versions of each column will be checked by
filter. So the scan may return less than the value you set here as the filter
may filter out some cells. If you want to get a specific number of version for
each column after filtering, please call setMaxVersions() and use
SpecifiedNumVersionsColumnFilter. Notice that the
SpecifiedNumVersionsColumnFilter should be placed at the last position in
FilterList to make sure it will be checked at last.
Better? And seems get also has this method so you need to change the wording
from scan to get if possible?
Thanks.
> Inconsistent result when use filter to read data
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: HBASE-17125
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-17125
> Project: HBase
> Issue Type: Bug
> Reporter: Guanghao Zhang
> Assignee: Guanghao Zhang
> Priority: Critical
> Fix For: 2.0.0
>
> Attachments: example.diff, HBASE-17125.master.001.patch,
> HBASE-17125.master.002.patch, HBASE-17125.master.002.patch,
> HBASE-17125.master.003.patch, HBASE-17125.master.004.patch,
> HBASE-17125.master.005.patch, HBASE-17125.master.006.patch,
> HBASE-17125.master.007.patch, HBASE-17125.master.008.patch,
> HBASE-17125.master.009.patch
>
>
> Assume a cloumn's max versions is 3, then we write 4 versions of this column.
> The oldest version doesn't remove immediately. But from the user view, the
> oldest version has gone. When user use a filter to query, if the filter skip
> a new version, then the oldest version will be seen again. But after compact
> the region, then the oldest version will never been seen. So it is weird for
> user. The query will get inconsistent result before and after region
> compaction.
> The reason is matchColumn method of UserScanQueryMatcher. It first check the
> cell by filter, then check the number of versions needed. So if the filter
> skip the new version, then the oldest version will be seen again when it is
> not removed.
> Have a discussion offline with [~Apache9] and [~fenghh], now we have two
> solution for this problem. The first idea is check the number of versions
> first, then check the cell by filter. As the comment of setFilter, the filter
> is called after all tests for ttl, column match, deletes and max versions
> have been run.
> {code}
> /**
> * Apply the specified server-side filter when performing the Query.
> * Only {@link Filter#filterKeyValue(Cell)} is called AFTER all tests
> * for ttl, column match, deletes and max versions have been run.
> * @param filter filter to run on the server
> * @return this for invocation chaining
> */
> public Query setFilter(Filter filter) {
> this.filter = filter;
> return this;
> }
> {code}
> But this idea has another problem, if a column's max version is 5 and the
> user query only need 3 versions. It first check the version's number, then
> check the cell by filter. So the cells number of the result may less than 3.
> But there are 2 versions which don't read anymore.
> So the second idea has three steps.
> 1. check by the max versions of this column
> 2. check the kv by filter
> 3. check the versions which user need.
> But this will lead the ScanQueryMatcher more complicated. And this will break
> the javadoc of Query.setFilter.
> Now we don't have a final solution for this problem. Suggestions are welcomed.
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