[HDFS-7041] add a library that can forward libhdfs calls to any other library implementation

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Patch Available
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Labels: BB2015-05-TBR
• Assignee: Colin McCabe
• Reporter: Colin McCabe
• Created: 10/Sep/14 22:14
• Updated: 06/May/15 03:35

Description

Since we have added libwebhdfs, and are in the process of adding another library for to speak the native HDFS protocol, it would be helpful to have a "forwarding" library that could load different libraries depending on the configuration.