[HBASE-21634] Print error message when user uses unacceptable values for LIMIT while setting quotas.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 2.2.0, 2.1.3, 2.0.5, 2.3.0
• Assignee: Sakthi
• Reporter: Sakthi
• Created: 23/Dec/18 03:26
• Updated: 31/Jan/19 16:28
• Resolved: 31/Jan/19 04:16

Description

When unacceptable value(like 2.3G or 70H) to LIMIT are passed while setting quotas, we currently do not print any error message (informing the user about the erroneous input). Like below:

hbase(main):002:0> set_quota TYPE => SPACE, TABLE => 't2', LIMIT => '2.3G', POLICY => NO_WRITES
Took 0.0792 seconds
hbase(main):003:0> list_quotas
OWNER                                                        QUOTAS
 TABLE => t2                                                 TYPE => SPACE, TABLE => t2, LIMIT => 2B, VIOLATION_POLICY => NO_WRITES
1 row(s)
Took 0.0512 seconds
hbase(main):006:0> set_quota TYPE => SPACE, TABLE => 't2', LIMIT => '70H', POLICY => NO_WRITES
Took 0.0088 seconds
hbase(main):007:0> list_quotas
OWNER                                                        QUOTAS
 TABLE => t2                                                 TYPE => SPACE, TABLE => t2, LIMIT => 70B, VIOLATION_POLICY => NO_WRITES
1 row(s)
Took 0.0448 seconds