gistfile1.rb

require './hbase'
require './hbase_constants'
require './hbase_types'

transport = Thrift::BufferedTransport.new(Thrift::Socket.new("hbase_server", "9090"))
transport.open

client = Apache::Hadoop::Hbase::Thrift::Hbase::Client.new(Thrift::BinaryProtocol.new(transport))

## Get Table meta data
client.getTableNames
client.getColumnDescriptors("t1")
client.getTableRegions("t1")

## Insert data
mutation = Apache::Hadoop::Hbase::Thrift::Mutation.new(:column => "f1", :value => "Some value")
# client.mutateRow("t1","generic_key", [mutation])

## Delete data (Currently is triggering a null pointer exception...)
deletion = Apache::Hadoop::Hbase::Thrift::Mutation.new(:column => "f1", :isDelete => true)
client.mutateRow("t1", "generic_key", [deletion])

## Read all columns for a key
client.getRow("t1","generic_key")

## Read specific columns for a key
client.getRowWithColumns("t1", "generic_key", ["f1"])

## Read a specific timestamped row
client.getRowTs("t1", "generic_key", 1256268530758)

## Read a specific set of columns for a timestamp
client.getRowWithColumnsTs("t1","generic_key", ["f1"], 1256268530758)