[FLUME-390] HBase sink should handle write fails properly when using client-side HTable buffer

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.9.4
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.5
• Component/s: Sinks+Sources
• Assignee: Alex Baranau
• Reporter: Alex Baranau
• Created: 13/Dec/10 10:56
• Updated: 05/Nov/14 09:00
• Resolved: 05/Nov/14 09:00

Description

When user uses client-side writeBuffer and writing fails (e.g. in the middle of the flush) currently non-written events are lost.

Ideally sink should "inform" about non-written events to preserve reliability.