org.apache.hive.hcatalog.common

Enum HCatContext

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<HCatContext>

org.apache.hive.hcatalog.common.HCatContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<HCatContext>

@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public enum HCatContext
extends Enum<HCatContext>

HCatContext is a singleton that provides global access to configuration data.

HCatalog provides a variety of functionality that users can configure at runtime through configuration properties. Available configuration properties are defined in HCatConstants. HCatContext allows users to enable optional functionality by setting properties in a provided configuration.

HCatalog users (MR apps, processing framework adapters) should set properties in a configuration that has been provided to setConf(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration) to enable optional functionality. The job configuration must be used to ensure properties are passed to the backend MR tasks.

HCatalog developers should enable optional functionality by checking properties from getConf(). Since users are not obligated to set a configuration, optional functionality must provide a sensible default.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
INSTANCE

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
com.google.common.base.Optional<org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration>	getConf() Get the configuration, if there is one.
HCatContext	setConf(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration newConf) Use the given configuration for optional behavior.
static HCatContext	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static HCatContext[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

INSTANCE

public static final HCatContext INSTANCE

Method Detail

values

public static HCatContext[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (HCatContext c : HCatContext.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static HCatContext valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

setConf

public HCatContext setConf(org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration newConf)

Use the given configuration for optional behavior. Keys exclusive to an existing config are set in the new conf. The job conf must be used to ensure properties are passed to backend MR tasks.

getConf

public com.google.common.base.Optional<org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration> getConf()

Get the configuration, if there is one. Users are not required to setup HCatContext unless they wish to override default behavior, so the configuration may not be present.

Returns:

an Optional that might contain a Configuration