[HADOOP-10567] Shift XAttr value encoding code out for reuse.

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: HDFS XAttrs (HDFS-2006)
• Fix Version/s: HDFS XAttrs (HDFS-2006)
• Component/s: fs
• Target Version/s: HDFS XAttrs (HDFS-2006)
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Yi Liu
• Reporter: Yi Liu
• Created: 02/May/14 08:55
• Updated: 03/May/14 06:18
• Resolved: 03/May/14 06:18

Description

XAttr value encoding(encode byte[] to string, hex string or base64 string for better display and input) is common, can be reused. It can be used by FsShell, in http request as parameter and json response.