Method serializeOld

src/AppendRequest.java:594–606

Serializes this request for HBase 0.94 and before.

(final byte server_version)

  /** Serializes this request for HBase 0.94 and before.  */
  private ChannelBuffer serializeOld(final byte server_version) {
    final ChannelBuffer buf = newBuffer(server_version,
                                        predictSerializedSize());
    buf.writeInt(2);  // Number of parameters.

    // 1st param: byte array containing region name
    writeHBaseByteArray(buf, region.name());

    // 2nd param: Append object
    serializeInto(buf);

    return buf;
  }

  /** Serialize the raw underlying `Append' into the given buffer.  */
  void serializeInto(final ChannelBuffer buf) {