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20  package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client;
21  
22  import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
23  
24  
25  /**
26   * Defines methods to create new HTableInterface.
27   *
28   * @since 0.21.0
29   */
30  public interface HTableInterfaceFactory {
31  
32    /**
33     * Creates a new HTableInterface.
34     *
35     * @param config HBaseConfiguration instance.
36     * @param tableName name of the HBase table.
37     * @return HTableInterface instance.
38     */
39    HTableInterface createHTableInterface(Configuration config, byte[] tableName);
40  
41  
42    /**
43     * Release the HTable resource represented by the table.
44     * @param table
45     */
46    void releaseHTableInterface(final HTableInterface table);
47  }