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Andrew Kyle Purtell resolved HBASE-11292.
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Resolution: Won't Fix
> Add an "undelete" operation
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> Key: HBASE-11292
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-11292
> Project: HBase
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: Deletes
> Reporter: Gary Helmling
> Priority: Major
> Labels: Phoenix
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> While column families can be configured to keep deleted cells (allowing time
> range queries to still retrieve those cells), deletes are still somewhat
> unique in that they are irreversible operations. Once a delete has been
> issued on a cell, the only way to "undelete" it is to rewrite the data with a
> timestamp newer than the delete.
> The idea here is to add an "undelete" operation, that would make it possible
> to cancel a previous delete. An undelete operation will be similar to a
> delete, in that it will be written as a marker ("tombstone" doesn't seem like
> the right word). The undelete marker, however, will sort prior to a delete
> marker, canceling the effect of any following delete.
> In the absence of a column family configured to KEEP_DELETED_CELLS, we can't
> be sure if a prior delete marker and the effected cells have already been
> garbage collected. In this case (column family not configured with
> KEEP_DELETED_CELLS) it may be necessary for the server to reject undelete
> operations to avoid creating the appearance of a client contact for undeletes
> that can't reliably be honored.
> I think there are additional subtleties of the implementation to be worked
> out, but I'm also interested in a broader discussion of interest in this
> capability.
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