[ACCUMULO-4352] Lexicoder decode(byte[], offset, length) into public API

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: client
• Assignee: Unassigned Assign to me
• Reporter: Shana Hutchison
• Created: 23/Jun/16 19:16
• Updated: 23/Apr/19 23:35
• Resolved: 23/Apr/19 23:34

Description

I'm interested in calling decodeUnchecked(byte[], off, len) as public API, since it removes the need to copy a subarray out from a larger array. Currently the method sits in the AbstractEncoder class and is protected.

There was a discussion on ACCUULO-2817 to make decodeUnchecked public and add it to the Lexicoder interface. The discussion involved a debate on binary compatibility and semvar. I can't tell what the resolution was.

One option is to create a new interface extending Lexicoder with the new method decodeUnchecked. It would maintain binary compatibility, at the cost of adding another interface that exists only for binary compatibility reasons. A few other options were suggested.

Issue Links

• relates to: ACCUMULO-2817 Add offset and limit arguments to byte array Encoder.decode method