Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BFE23DDE0 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:23:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 90258 invoked by uid 500); 15 Mar 2013 15:23:31 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@hbase.apache.org Received: (qmail 90190 invoked by uid 500); 15 Mar 2013 15:23:31 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hbase.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hbase.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hbase.apache.org Received: (qmail 90058 invoked by uid 99); 15 Mar 2013 15:23:26 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:23:26 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_SOFTFAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: softfail (athena.apache.org: transitioning domain of michael_segel@hotmail.com does not designate 166.216.231.204 as permitted sender) Received: from [166.216.231.204] (HELO bthceg-momta01-cwmx.mycingular.net) (166.216.231.204) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:23:21 +0000 Received: from [166.137.187.108] ([166.137.187.108:58547] helo=[10.32.182.43]) by bthceg-momta01 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.0.23.37692 r(37717)) with ESMTP id BC/4F-28645-4DC33415; Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:23:01 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: HBase type support References: From: Michel Segel In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <6DAD3CA1-AAAA-48DE-9767-9C7058CDD0FE@hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:25:22 -0500 To: "user@hbase.apache.org" Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) X-Mailer: iPad Mail (10B146) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org You do realize that having to worry about one type is easier... A bit more freedom... Sent from a remote device. Please excuse any typos... Mike Segel On Mar 14, 2013, at 11:51 AM, David Koch wrote: > Hi Nick, > > As an HBase user I would welcome this addition. In addition to the proposed > list of datatypes A UUID/GUID type would also be nice to have. > > Regards, > > /David > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Nick Dimiduk wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to draw your attention to HBASE-8089. The desire is to add type >> support to HBase. There are two primary objectives: make the lives of >> developers building on HBase easier, and facilitate better tools on top of >> HBase. Please chime in with any feature suggestions you think we've missed >> in initial conversations. >> >> Thanks, >> -n >> >> [0]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-8089 >>