Method delete

src/meta/UIDMeta.java:317–329

Attempts to delete the meta object from storage @param tsdb The TSDB to use for access to storage @return A deferred without meaning. The response may be null and should only be used to track completion. @throws HBaseException if there was an issue @throws IllegalArgumentException if data was missin

(final TSDB tsdb)

   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if data was missing (uid and type)
   */
  public Deferred<Object> delete(final TSDB tsdb) {
    if (uid == null || uid.isEmpty()) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing UID");
    }
    if (type == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing type");
    }

    final DeleteRequest delete = new DeleteRequest(tsdb.uidTable(), 
        UniqueId.stringToUid(uid), FAMILY, 
        (type.toString().toLowerCase() + "_meta").getBytes(CHARSET));
    return tsdb.getClient().delete(delete);
  }
  
  /**
   * Convenience overload of {@code getUIDMeta(TSDB, UniqueIdType, byte[])}