Client (Apache HBase 1.2.12 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.hadoop.hbase.rest.client.Client

```
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Stable
public class Client
extends Object
```
A wrapper around HttpClient which provides some useful function and semantics for interacting with the REST gateway.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] EMPTY_HEADER_ARRAY

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[]`	`EMPTY_HEADER_ARRAY`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Client()
Default Constructor

Client(Cluster cluster)
Constructor

Client(Cluster cluster, boolean sslEnabled)
Constructor

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Client()` Default Constructor
`Client(Cluster cluster)` Constructor
`Client(Cluster cluster, boolean sslEnabled)` Constructor

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addExtraHeader(String name, String value)` Add extra headers.
`Response`	`delete(Cluster cluster, String path)` Send a DELETE request
`Response`	`delete(String path)` Send a DELETE request
`int`	`execute(Cluster cluster, org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, String path)` Execute a transaction method.
`int`	`executePathOnly(Cluster cluster, org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, String path)` Execute a transaction method given only the path.
`int`	`executeURI(org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, String uri)` Execute a transaction method given a complete URI.
`Response`	`get(Cluster cluster, String path)` Send a GET request
`Response`	`get(Cluster c, String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)` Send a GET request
`Response`	`get(Cluster cluster, String path, String accept)` Send a GET request
`Response`	`get(String path)` Send a GET request
`Response`	`get(String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)` Send a GET request
`Response`	`get(String path, String accept)` Send a GET request
`Cluster`	`getCluster()`
`String`	`getExtraHeader(String name)` Get an extra header value.
`Map<String,String>`	`getExtraHeaders()` Get all extra headers (read-only).
`org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient`	`getHttpClient()`
`Response`	`head(Cluster cluster, String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)` Send a HEAD request
`Response`	`head(String path)` Send a HEAD request
`Response`	`post(Cluster cluster, String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, byte[] content)` Send a POST request
`Response`	`post(Cluster cluster, String path, String contentType, byte[] content)` Send a POST request
`Response`	`post(String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, byte[] content)` Send a POST request
`Response`	`post(String path, String contentType, byte[] content)` Send a POST request
`Response`	`put(Cluster cluster, String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, byte[] content)` Send a PUT request
`Response`	`put(Cluster cluster, String path, String contentType, byte[] content)` Send a PUT request
`Response`	`put(String path, org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers, byte[] content)` Send a PUT request
`Response`	`put(String path, String contentType, byte[] content)` Send a PUT request
`void`	`removeExtraHeader(String name)` Remove an extra header.
`void`	`setCluster(Cluster cluster)`
`void`	`shutdown()` Shut down the client.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_HEADER_ARRAY
```
public static final org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] EMPTY_HEADER_ARRAY
```
- Constructor Detail
  - Client
```
public Client()
```
    Default Constructor
  - Client
```
public Client(Cluster cluster)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
  - Client
```
public Client(Cluster cluster,
      boolean sslEnabled)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    sslEnabled - enable SSL or not
- Method Detail
  - shutdown
```
public void shutdown()
```
    Shut down the client. Close any open persistent connections.
  - getHttpClient
```
public org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient getHttpClient()
```
    Returns:
    the wrapped HttpClient
  - addExtraHeader
```
public void addExtraHeader(String name,
                  String value)
```
    Add extra headers. These extra headers will be applied to all http methods before they are removed. If any header is not used any more, client needs to remove it explicitly.
  - getExtraHeader
```
public String getExtraHeader(String name)
```
    Get an extra header value.
  - getExtraHeaders
```
public Map<String,String> getExtraHeaders()
```
    Get all extra headers (read-only).
  - removeExtraHeader
```
public void removeExtraHeader(String name)
```
    Remove an extra header.
  - executePathOnly
```
public int executePathOnly(Cluster cluster,
                  org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method,
                  org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
                  String path)
                    throws IOException
```
    Execute a transaction method given only the path. Will select at random one of the members of the supplied cluster definition and iterate through the list until a transaction can be successfully completed. The definition of success here is a complete HTTP transaction, irrespective of result code.
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    method - the transaction method
    headers - HTTP header values to send
    path - the properly urlencoded path
    
    Returns:
    the HTTP response code
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - executeURI
```
public int executeURI(org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method,
             org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
             String uri)
               throws IOException
```
    Execute a transaction method given a complete URI.
    
    Parameters:
    method - the transaction method
    headers - HTTP header values to send
    uri - a properly urlencoded URI
    
    Returns:
    the HTTP response code
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - execute
```
public int execute(Cluster cluster,
          org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethod method,
          org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
          String path)
            throws IOException
```
    Execute a transaction method. Will call either executePathOnly or executeURI depending on whether a path only is supplied in 'path', or if a complete URI is passed instead, respectively.
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    method - the HTTP method
    headers - HTTP header values to send
    path - the properly urlencoded path or URI
    
    Returns:
    the HTTP response code
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getCluster
```
public Cluster getCluster()
```
    Returns:
    the cluster definition
  - setCluster
```
public void setCluster(Cluster cluster)
```
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
  - head
```
public Response head(String path)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a HEAD request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - head
```
public Response head(Cluster cluster,
            String path,
            org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a HEAD request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include in the request
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(String path)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(Cluster cluster,
           String path)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(String path,
           String accept)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    accept - Accept header value
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(Cluster cluster,
           String path,
           String accept)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    accept - Accept header value
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(String path,
           org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include in the request, Accept must be supplied
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - get
```
public Response get(Cluster c,
           String path,
           org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a GET request
    
    Parameters:
    c - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include in the request
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - put
```
public Response put(String path,
           String contentType,
           byte[] content)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a PUT request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    contentType - the content MIME type
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - put
```
public Response put(Cluster cluster,
           String path,
           String contentType,
           byte[] content)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a PUT request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    contentType - the content MIME type
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - put
```
public Response put(String path,
           org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
           byte[] content)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a PUT request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include, Content-Type must be supplied
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - put
```
public Response put(Cluster cluster,
           String path,
           org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
           byte[] content)
             throws IOException
```
    Send a PUT request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include, Content-Type must be supplied
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - post
```
public Response post(String path,
            String contentType,
            byte[] content)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a POST request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    contentType - the content MIME type
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - post
```
public Response post(Cluster cluster,
            String path,
            String contentType,
            byte[] content)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a POST request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    contentType - the content MIME type
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - post
```
public Response post(String path,
            org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
            byte[] content)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a POST request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include, Content-Type must be supplied
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - post
```
public Response post(Cluster cluster,
            String path,
            org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header[] headers,
            byte[] content)
              throws IOException
```
    Send a POST request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    headers - the HTTP headers to include, Content-Type must be supplied
    content - the content bytes
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - delete
```
public Response delete(String path)
                throws IOException
```
    Send a DELETE request
    
    Parameters:
    path - the path or URI
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - delete
```
public Response delete(Cluster cluster,
              String path)
                throws IOException
```
    Send a DELETE request
    
    Parameters:
    cluster - the cluster definition
    path - the path or URI
    
    Returns:
    a Response object with response detail
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException

Class Client

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

EMPTY_HEADER_ARRAY

Constructor Detail

Client

Client

Client

Method Detail

shutdown

getHttpClient

addExtraHeader

getExtraHeader

getExtraHeaders

removeExtraHeader

executePathOnly

executeURI

execute

getCluster

setCluster

head

head

get

get

get

get

get

get

put

put

put

put

post

post

post

post

delete

delete