compression

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Index

• type Codec
  • func New(codec string) Codec

Types

type Codec

type Codec interface {
	// Encode encodes uncompressed bytes from src and appends them to dst.
	Encode(src, dst []byte) ([]byte, uint32)
	// Decode decodes compressed bytes from src and appends them to dst.
	Decode(src, dst []byte) ([]byte, uint32, error)
	// ChunkLen returns the maximum size of chunk for particular codec.
	ChunkLen() uint32
	// CellBlockCompressorClass returns full Java class name of the compressor on the HBase side
	CellBlockCompressorClass() string
}

Codec is used to encode and decode chunks of hadoop's sequence file chunks.

func New

func New(codec string) Codec

New instantiates passed codec. Currently supported codes are: - snappy