[HADOOP-12163] Add xattr APIs to the FileSystem specification

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: newbie
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Arpit Agarwal
• Created: 30/Jun/15 22:54
• Updated: 07/Jan/17 01:56

Description

The following xattr APIs should be added to the FileSystem specification

1. setXAttr(Path path, String name, byte[] value)
2. setXAttr(Path path, String name, byte[] value, EnumSet<XAttrSetFlag> flag)
3. getXAttr(Path path, String name)
4. Map<String, byte[]> getXAttrs(Path path, List<String> names)
5. listXAttrs(Path path)
6. removeXAttr(Path path, String name)