org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.visibility

Interface VisibilityExpEvaluator

@InterfaceAudience.Public
 @InterfaceStability.Evolving
public interface VisibilityExpEvaluator

During the read (ie. get/Scan) the VisibilityController calls this interface for each of the Cell. Depending on the evaluate() result, a cell can be either included or filtered out from the read results.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(Cell cell) Evaluates whether the passed cell passes Scan/Get Authorization.

Method Detail

evaluate

boolean evaluate(Cell cell)
          throws java.io.IOException

Evaluates whether the passed cell passes Scan/Get Authorization.

Parameters:

cell - Cell under evaluation

Returns:

true if this cell can be included in the Result. Else false.

Throws:

java.io.IOException