[IMPALA-2933] Impala-shell doesn't validate query options

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.2
• Component/s: Clients
• Labels: impala-shell
• Target Version: Product Backlog
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mostafa Mokhtar
• Created: 03/Feb/16 22:18
• Updated: 30/Oct/18 17:45
• Resolved: 30/Oct/18 17:45

Description

Impala-shell doesn't validate query options and waits till a request is sent to the back-end to validate.

As a result the user can pass arbitrary values without getting any errors.

[node1:21000] > set REPLICA_PREFERENCE=10;
REPLICA_PREFERENCE set to 10
[node1:21000] > set REPLICA_PREFERENCE=9999;
REPLICA_PREFERENCE set to 9999
[node1:21000] > set REPLICA_PREFERENCE="hfhhff";
REPLICA_PREFERENCE set to "hfhhff"

This behavior is not consistent with Hive CLI where it validates query options.