hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/normalizer/RegionNormalizer.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.normalizer;

import java.util.List;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.TableDescriptor;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.MasterServices;
import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

/**
 * Performs "normalization" of regions of a table, making sure that suboptimal
 * choice of split keys doesn't leave cluster in a situation when some regions are
 * substantially larger than others for considerable amount of time.
 *
 * Users who want to use this feature could either use default {@link SimpleRegionNormalizer}
 * or plug in their own implementation. Please note that overly aggressive normalization rules
 * (attempting to make all regions perfectly equal in size) could potentially lead to
 * "split/merge storms".
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Private
interface RegionNormalizer extends Configurable {
  /**
   * Set the master service. Must be called before first call to
   * {@link #computePlansForTable(TableDescriptor)}.
   * @param masterServices master services to use
   */
  void setMasterServices(MasterServices masterServices);

  /**
   * Computes a list of normalizer actions to perform on the target table. This is the primary
   * entry-point from the Master driving a normalization activity.
   * @param tableDescriptor table descriptor for table which needs normalize
   * @return A list of the normalization actions to perform, or an empty list
   *   if there's nothing to do.
   */
  List<NormalizationPlan> computePlansForTable(TableDescriptor tableDescriptor);
}