[HBASE-10952] [REST] Let the user turn off block caching if desired

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.98.1, 0.99.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.99.0, 0.98.2
• Component/s: REST
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Reporter: Andrew Kyle Purtell
• Created: 10/Apr/14 01:13
• Updated: 21/Feb/15 23:34
• Resolved: 23/Apr/14 00:03

Description

After HBASE-10884 the REST gateway will use scanner defaults with respect to block caching. Add support for a query parameter for hinting blocks for the query should not be cached. Enable block caching by default.