> Is there anyway to scan a hbase table using thrift api with timestamp range? > > AFAIK, currently thrift api is the ONLY way to access hbase from non-java > languages such as C++/Python/PHP/etc.. However, the thrift api seems > incomplete compared to native Java hbase client api.
You have the option of using the REST interface (Stargate[1]) to access HBase from non-java languages. In regards to the Thrift API you are correct. It is currently incomplete. Take a look at ticket HBASE-1744[2] for planned improvements. Cheers, Lars [1] http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/Hbase/Stargate [2] http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1744
