Method serializeOld

src/DeleteRequest.java:614–642

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: Delete object.
    buf.writeByte(CODE); // Code for a `Delete' parameter.
    buf.writeByte(CODE); // Code again (see HBASE-2877).
    buf.writeByte(1);    // Delete#DELETE_VERSION.  Stick to v1 here for now.
    writeByteArray(buf, key);
    buf.writeLong(timestamp);  // Maximum timestamp.
    buf.writeLong(lockid);  // Lock ID.

    // Families.
    if (family == WHOLE_ROW) {
      buf.writeInt(0);  // Number of families that follow.
      return buf;
    }
    buf.writeInt(1);    // Number of families that follow.

    // Each family is then written like so:
    writeByteArray(buf, family);  // Column family name.
    buf.writeInt(qualifiers.length);  // How many KeyValues for this family?
    serializePayload(buf);
    return buf;
  }

  @Override
  Object deserialize(final ChannelBuffer buf, int cell_size) {