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Jonathan Hsieh commented on HBASE-11800: ---------------------------------------- +1 v2 > Coprocessor service methods in HTableInterface should be annotated public > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HBASE-11800 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-11800 > Project: HBase > Issue Type: Task > Components: Client > Affects Versions: 0.98.0, 0.96.0 > Reporter: Gary Helmling > Assignee: Gary Helmling > Attachments: HBASE-11800.patch, HBASE-11800_2.patch > > > The {{HTableInterface.coprocessorService(...)}} and > {{HTableInterface.batchCoprocessorService(...)}} methods were made private in > HBASE-9529, when the coprocessor APIs were seen as unstable and evolving. > However, these methods represent a standard way for clients to use custom > APIs exposed via coprocessors. In that sense, they are targeted at general > HBase users (who may run but not develop coprocessors), as opposed to > coprocessor developers who want to extend HBase. > The coprocessor endpoint API has also remained much more stable than the > coprocessor Observer interfaces, which tend to change along with HBase > internals. So there should not be much difficulty in supporting these > methods as part of the public API. > I think we should drop the {{@InterfaceAudience.Private}} annotation on these > methods and support them as part of the public {{HTableInterface}}. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.2#6252)