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Posted to commits@hbase.apache.org by en...@apache.org on 2014/09/30 03:40:01 UTC

[2/3] HBASE-12042 Replace internal uses of HTable(Configuration, String) with HTable(Configuration, TableName) (Solomon Duskis)

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestChangingEncoding.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestChangingEncoding.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestChangingEncoding.java
index c961e4e..0be8931 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestChangingEncoding.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/encoding/TestChangingEncoding.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class TestChangingEncoding {
   private HBaseAdmin admin;
   private HColumnDescriptor hcd;
 
-  private String tableName;
+  private TableName tableName;
   private static final List<DataBlockEncoding> ENCODINGS_TO_ITERATE =
       createEncodingsToIterate();
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ public class TestChangingEncoding {
   private int numBatchesWritten;
 
   private void prepareTest(String testId) throws IOException {
-    tableName = "test_table_" + testId;
-    HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
+    tableName = TableName.valueOf("test_table_" + testId);
+    HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
     hcd = new HColumnDescriptor(CF);
     htd.addFamily(hcd);
     admin.createTable(htd);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class TestChangingEncoding {
         + "_col" + j);
   }
 
-  static void writeTestDataBatch(Configuration conf, String tableName,
+  static void writeTestDataBatch(Configuration conf, TableName tableName,
       int batchId) throws Exception {
     LOG.debug("Writing test data batch " + batchId);
     Table table = new HTable(conf, tableName);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class TestChangingEncoding {
     table.close();
   }
 
-  static void verifyTestDataBatch(Configuration conf, String tableName,
+  static void verifyTestDataBatch(Configuration conf, TableName tableName,
       int batchId) throws Exception {
     LOG.debug("Verifying test data batch " + batchId);
     Table table = new HTable(conf, tableName);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableInputFormat.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableInputFormat.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableInputFormat.java
index 6a6da1f..9fb4eb8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableInputFormat.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableInputFormat.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class TestTableInputFormat {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public static Table createTable(byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    Table table = UTIL.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    Table table = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), new byte[][]{FAMILY});
     Put p = new Put("aaa".getBytes());
     p.add(FAMILY, null, "value aaa".getBytes());
     table.put(p);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduce.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduce.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduce.java
index c827751..107837e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduce.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduce.java
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ public class TestTableMapReduce extends TestTableMapReduceBase {
       jobConf = new JobConf(UTIL.getConfiguration(), TestTableMapReduce.class);
       jobConf.setJobName("process column contents");
       jobConf.setNumReduceTasks(1);
-      TableMapReduceUtil.initTableMapJob(Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()),
+      TableMapReduceUtil.initTableMapJob(table.getName().getNameAsString(),
         Bytes.toString(INPUT_FAMILY), ProcessContentsMapper.class,
         ImmutableBytesWritable.class, Put.class, jobConf);
-      TableMapReduceUtil.initTableReduceJob(Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()),
+      TableMapReduceUtil.initTableReduceJob(table.getName().getNameAsString(),
         IdentityTableReduce.class, jobConf);
 
-      LOG.info("Started " + Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()));
+      LOG.info("Started " + table.getName());
       RunningJob job = JobClient.runJob(jobConf);
       assertTrue(job.isSuccessful());
       LOG.info("After map/reduce completion");
 
       // verify map-reduce results
-      verify(Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()));
+      verify(table.getName());
     } finally {
       if (jobConf != null) {
         FileUtil.fullyDelete(new File(jobConf.get("hadoop.tmp.dir")));

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduceUtil.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduceUtil.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduceUtil.java
index 451fce5..6e9f8d8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduceUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapred/TestTableMapReduceUtil.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.LargeTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public class TestTableMapReduceUtil {
   @BeforeClass
   public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
     UTIL.startMiniCluster();
-    presidentsTable = createAndFillTable(Bytes.toBytes(TABLE_NAME));
+    presidentsTable = createAndFillTable(TableName.valueOf(TABLE_NAME));
     UTIL.startMiniMapReduceCluster();
   }
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public class TestTableMapReduceUtil {
     LOG.info("before done");
   }
 
-  public static Table createAndFillTable(byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
+  public static Table createAndFillTable(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     Table table = UTIL.createTable(tableName, COLUMN_FAMILY);
     createPutCommand(table);
     return table;

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestCopyTable.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestCopyTable.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestCopyTable.java
index 73a0d1e..fac90a8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestCopyTable.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestCopyTable.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.io.PrintStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.LargeTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MiniHBaseCluster;
@@ -80,8 +81,8 @@ public class TestCopyTable {
    */
   @Test
   public void testCopyTable() throws Exception {
-    final byte[] TABLENAME1 = Bytes.toBytes("testCopyTable1");
-    final byte[] TABLENAME2 = Bytes.toBytes("testCopyTable2");
+    final TableName TABLENAME1 = TableName.valueOf("testCopyTable1");
+    final TableName TABLENAME2 = TableName.valueOf("testCopyTable2");
     final byte[] FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("family");
     final byte[] COLUMN1 = Bytes.toBytes("c1");
 
@@ -99,8 +100,8 @@ public class TestCopyTable {
 
     assertEquals(
       0,
-      copy.run(new String[] { "--new.name=" + Bytes.toString(TABLENAME2),
-          Bytes.toString(TABLENAME1) }));
+      copy.run(new String[] { "--new.name=" + TABLENAME2.getNameAsString(),
+          TABLENAME1.getNameAsString() }));
 
     // verify the data was copied into table 2
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -118,8 +119,8 @@ public class TestCopyTable {
 
   @Test
   public void testStartStopRow() throws Exception {
-    final byte[] TABLENAME1 = Bytes.toBytes("testStartStopRow1");
-    final byte[] TABLENAME2 = Bytes.toBytes("testStartStopRow2");
+    final TableName TABLENAME1 = TableName.valueOf("testStartStopRow1");
+    final TableName TABLENAME2 = TableName.valueOf("testStartStopRow2");
     final byte[] FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("family");
     final byte[] COLUMN1 = Bytes.toBytes("c1");
     final byte[] ROW0 = Bytes.toBytes("row0");
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ public class TestCopyTable {
     CopyTable copy = new CopyTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration());
     assertEquals(
       0,
-      copy.run(new String[] { "--new.name=" + Bytes.toString(TABLENAME2), "--startrow=row1",
-          "--stoprow=row2", Bytes.toString(TABLENAME1) }));
+      copy.run(new String[] { "--new.name=" + TABLENAME2, "--startrow=row1",
+          "--stoprow=row2", TABLENAME1.getNameAsString() }));
 
     // verify the data was copied into table 2
     // row1 exist, row0, row2 do not exist

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestHRegionPartitioner.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestHRegionPartitioner.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestHRegionPartitioner.java
index bf4d8a0..33d0e74 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestHRegionPartitioner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestHRegionPartitioner.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.ImmutableBytesWritable;
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ public class TestHRegionPartitioner {
 
     byte[][] families = { Bytes.toBytes("familyA"), Bytes.toBytes("familyB") };
 
-    UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes("out_table"), families, 1, Bytes.toBytes("aa"),
-        Bytes.toBytes("cc"), 3);
+    UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf("out_table"), families, 1,
+    Bytes.toBytes("aa"), Bytes.toBytes("cc"), 3);
 
     HRegionPartitioner<Long, Long> partitioner = new HRegionPartitioner<Long, Long>();
     Configuration configuration = UTIL.getConfiguration();

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportExport.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportExport.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportExport.java
index 91ff718..04b1a92 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportExport.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportExport.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
   @Test
   public void testSimpleCase() throws Exception {
     String EXPORT_TABLE = "exportSimpleCase";
-    Table t = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(EXPORT_TABLE), FAMILYA, 3);
+    Table t = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(EXPORT_TABLE), FAMILYA, 3);
     Put p = new Put(ROW1);
     p.add(FAMILYA, QUAL, now, QUAL);
     p.add(FAMILYA, QUAL, now+1, QUAL);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
     assertTrue(runExport(args));
 
     String IMPORT_TABLE = "importTableSimpleCase";
-    t = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(IMPORT_TABLE), FAMILYB, 3);
+    t = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(IMPORT_TABLE), FAMILYB, 3);
     args = new String[] {
         "-D" + Import.CF_RENAME_PROP + "="+FAMILYA_STRING+":"+FAMILYB_STRING,
         IMPORT_TABLE,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
     fs.copyFromLocalFile(importPath, new Path(FQ_OUTPUT_DIR + Path.SEPARATOR
         + "exportedTableIn94Format"));
     String IMPORT_TABLE = "importTableExportedFrom94";
-    Table t = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(IMPORT_TABLE), Bytes.toBytes("f1"), 3);
+    Table t = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(IMPORT_TABLE), Bytes.toBytes("f1"), 3);
     String[] args = new String[] {
         "-Dhbase.import.version=0.94" ,
         IMPORT_TABLE, FQ_OUTPUT_DIR
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
         .setMaxVersions(1)
     );
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createTable(desc);
-    Table t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), BATCH_TABLE);
+    Table t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
 
     Put p = new Put(ROW1);
     p.add(FAMILYA, QUAL, now, QUAL);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
         .setKeepDeletedCells(true)
     );
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createTable(desc);
-    Table t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), EXPORT_TABLE);
+    Table t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
 
     Put p = new Put(ROW1);
     p.add(FAMILYA, QUAL, now, QUAL);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
     );
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createTable(desc);
     t.close();
-    t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), IMPORT_TABLE);
+    t = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
     args = new String[] {
         IMPORT_TABLE,
         FQ_OUTPUT_DIR
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
     HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(EXPORT_TABLE));
     desc.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(FAMILYA).setMaxVersions(5));
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createTable(desc);
-    Table exportTable = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), EXPORT_TABLE);
+    Table exportTable = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
 
     Put p = new Put(ROW1);
     p.add(FAMILYA, QUAL, now, QUAL);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
     desc.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(FAMILYA).setMaxVersions(5));
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createTable(desc);
 
-    Table importTable = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), IMPORT_TABLE);
+    Table importTable = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
     args = new String[] { "-D" + Import.FILTER_CLASS_CONF_KEY + "=" + PrefixFilter.class.getName(),
         "-D" + Import.FILTER_ARGS_CONF_KEY + "=" + Bytes.toString(ROW1), IMPORT_TABLE, FQ_OUTPUT_DIR,
         "1000" };
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
   public void testDurability() throws IOException, InterruptedException, ClassNotFoundException {
     // Create an export table.
     String exportTableName = "exporttestDurability";
-    Table exportTable = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(exportTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
+    Table exportTable = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(exportTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
 
     // Insert some data
     Put put = new Put(ROW1);
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
 
     // Create the table for import
     String importTableName = "importTestDurability1";
-    Table importTable = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(importTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
+    Table importTable = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(importTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
 
     // Register the hlog listener for the import table
     TableWALActionListener walListener = new TableWALActionListener(importTableName);
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ public class TestImportExport {
 
     // Run the import with the default durability option
     importTableName = "importTestDurability2";
-    importTable = UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(importTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
+    importTable = UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(importTableName), FAMILYA, 3);
     hLog.unregisterWALActionsListener(walListener);    
     walListener = new TableWALActionListener(importTableName);
     hLog.registerWALActionsListener(walListener);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes.java
index f31a916..eddee5a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Admin;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.LargeTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes implements Configurable {
         "-D" + ImportTsv.COLUMNS_CONF_KEY + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_ATTRIBUTES_KEY",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\u001btest=>myvalue\n";
-    util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1, true);
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes implements Configurable {
         "-D" + ImportTsv.COLUMNS_CONF_KEY + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_ATTRIBUTES_KEY",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\u001btest1=>myvalue\n";
-    util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1, false);
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes implements Configurable {
     LOG.debug("Running ImportTsv with arguments: " + argv);
     assertEquals(0, ToolRunner.run(conf, tool, argv.toArray(args)));
 
-    validateTable(conf, table, family, valueMultiplier, dataAvailable);
+    validateTable(conf, TableName.valueOf(table), family, valueMultiplier, dataAvailable);
 
     if (conf.getBoolean(DELETE_AFTER_LOAD_CONF, true)) {
       LOG.debug("Deleting test subdirectory");
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithOperationAttributes implements Configurable {
    * 
    * @param dataAvailable
    */
-  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, String tableName, String family,
+  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, TableName tableName, String family,
       int valueMultiplier, boolean dataAvailable) throws IOException {
 
     LOG.debug("Validating table.");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels.java
index b15d04e..0ca0f8f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Admin;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.LargeTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
@@ -161,20 +162,20 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
         "-D" + ImportTsv.COLUMNS_CONF_KEY + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_CELL_VISIBILITY",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\u001bsecret&private\n";
-    util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1);
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testMROnTableWithDeletes() throws Exception {
-    String tableName = "test-" + UUID.randomUUID();
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("test-" + UUID.randomUUID());
 
     // Prepare the arguments required for the test.
     String[] args = new String[] {
         "-D" + ImportTsv.MAPPER_CONF_KEY + "=org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.TsvImporterMapper",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.COLUMNS_CONF_KEY + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_CELL_VISIBILITY",
-        "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
+        "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName.getNameAsString() };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\u001bsecret&private\n";
     util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1);
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
 
-  private void issueDeleteAndVerifyData(String tableName) throws IOException {
+  private void issueDeleteAndVerifyData(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     LOG.debug("Validating table after delete.");
     Table table = new HTable(conf, tableName);
     boolean verified = false;
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
             + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_CELL_VISIBILITY",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\u001bsecret&private\n";
-    util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1);
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
         "-D" + ImportTsv.COLUMNS_CONF_KEY + "=HBASE_ROW_KEY,FAM:A,FAM:B,HBASE_CELL_VISIBILITY",
         "-D" + ImportTsv.SEPARATOR_CONF_KEY + "=\u001b", tableName };
     String data = "KEY\u001bVALUE4\u001bVALUE8\u001bsecret&private\n";
-    util.createTable(tableName, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1);
     util.deleteTable(tableName);
   }
@@ -283,12 +284,13 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
    */
   protected static Tool doMROnTableTest(HBaseTestingUtility util, String family, String data,
       String[] args, int valueMultiplier) throws Exception {
-    String table = args[args.length - 1];
+    TableName table = TableName.valueOf(args[args.length - 1]);
     Configuration conf = new Configuration(util.getConfiguration());
 
     // populate input file
     FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
-    Path inputPath = fs.makeQualified(new Path(util.getDataTestDirOnTestFS(table), "input.dat"));
+    Path inputPath = fs.makeQualified(new Path(util
+        .getDataTestDirOnTestFS(table.getNameAsString()), "input.dat"));
     FSDataOutputStream op = fs.create(inputPath, true);
     if (data == null) {
       data = "KEY\u001bVALUE1\u001bVALUE2\n";
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
 
     if (conf.getBoolean(DELETE_AFTER_LOAD_CONF, true)) {
       LOG.debug("Deleting test subdirectory");
-      util.cleanupDataTestDirOnTestFS(table);
+      util.cleanupDataTestDirOnTestFS(table.getNameAsString());
     }
     return tool;
   }
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ public class TestImportTSVWithVisibilityLabels implements Configurable {
   /**
    * Confirm ImportTsv via data in online table.
    */
-  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, String tableName, String family,
+  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, TableName tableName, String family,
       int valueMultiplier) throws IOException {
 
     LOG.debug("Validating table.");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTsv.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTsv.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTsv.java
index 8706d9c..e3b3495 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTsv.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestImportTsv.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ResultScanner;
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
         table
     };
 
-    util.createTable(table, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(table), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, null, args, 1);
     util.deleteTable(table);
   }
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
     };
     String data = "KEY,1234,VALUE1,VALUE2\n";
 
-    util.createTable(table, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(table), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, data, args, 1);
     util.deleteTable(table);
   }
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
         table
     };
 
-    util.createTable(table, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(table), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, null, args, 3);
     util.deleteTable(table);
   }
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
         table
     };
 
-    util.createTable(table, FAMILY);
+    util.createTable(TableName.valueOf(table), FAMILY);
     doMROnTableTest(util, FAMILY, null, args, 3);
     util.deleteTable(table);
   }
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
     if (createdHFiles)
       validateHFiles(fs, outputPath, family);
     else
-      validateTable(conf, table, family, valueMultiplier);
+      validateTable(conf, TableName.valueOf(table), family, valueMultiplier);
 
     if (conf.getBoolean(DELETE_AFTER_LOAD_CONF, true)) {
       LOG.debug("Deleting test subdirectory");
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ public class TestImportTsv implements Configurable {
   /**
    * Confirm ImportTsv via data in online table.
    */
-  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, String tableName,
+  private static void validateTable(Configuration conf, TableName tableName,
       String family, int valueMultiplier) throws IOException {
 
     LOG.debug("Validating table.");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery.java
index 338202c..f44909a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery.java
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    * Creates a table with given table name and specified number of column
    * families if the table does not already exist.
    */
-  private void setupTable(String table, int cfs) throws IOException {
+  private void setupTable(TableName table, int cfs) throws IOException {
     try {
       LOG.info("Creating table " + table);
-      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(table));
+      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(table);
       for (int i = 0; i < cfs; i++) {
         htd.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(family(i)));
       }
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    * @param cfs
    * @param SPLIT_KEYS
    */
-  private void setupTableWithSplitkeys(String table, int cfs, byte[][] SPLIT_KEYS)
+  private void setupTableWithSplitkeys(TableName table, int cfs, byte[][] SPLIT_KEYS)
       throws IOException {
     try {
       LOG.info("Creating table " + table);
-      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(table));
+      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(table);
       for (int i = 0; i < cfs; i++) {
         htd.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(family(i)));
       }
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
     }
   }
 
-  private Path buildBulkFiles(String table, int value) throws Exception {
-    Path dir = util.getDataTestDirOnTestFS(table);
-    Path bulk1 = new Path(dir, table+value);
+  private Path buildBulkFiles(TableName table, int value) throws Exception {
+    Path dir = util.getDataTestDirOnTestFS(table.getNameAsString());
+    Path bulk1 = new Path(dir, table.getNameAsString() + value);
     FileSystem fs = util.getTestFileSystem();
     buildHFiles(fs, bulk1, value);
     return bulk1;
@@ -168,26 +168,25 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
   /**
    * Populate table with known values.
    */
-  private void populateTable(String table, int value) throws Exception {
+  private void populateTable(TableName table, int value) throws Exception {
     // create HFiles for different column families
     LoadIncrementalHFiles lih = new LoadIncrementalHFiles(util.getConfiguration());
     Path bulk1 = buildBulkFiles(table, value);
-    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(table));
+    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
     lih.doBulkLoad(bulk1, t);
   }
 
   /**
    * Split the known table in half.  (this is hard coded for this test suite)
    */
-  private void forceSplit(String table) {
+  private void forceSplit(TableName table) {
     try {
       // need to call regions server to by synchronous but isn't visible.
-      HRegionServer hrs = util.getRSForFirstRegionInTable(Bytes
-          .toBytes(table));
+      HRegionServer hrs = util.getRSForFirstRegionInTable(table);
 
       for (HRegionInfo hri :
           ProtobufUtil.getOnlineRegions(hrs.getRSRpcServices())) {
-        if (Bytes.equals(hri.getTable().getName(), Bytes.toBytes(table))) {
+        if (hri.getTable().equals(table)) {
           // splitRegion doesn't work if startkey/endkey are null
           ProtobufUtil.split(hrs.getRSRpcServices(), hri, rowkey(ROWCOUNT / 2)); // hard code split
         }
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
         regions = 0;
         for (HRegionInfo hri :
             ProtobufUtil.getOnlineRegions(hrs.getRSRpcServices())) {
-          if (Bytes.equals(hri.getTable().getName(), Bytes.toBytes(table))) {
+          if (hri.getTable().equals(table)) {
             regions++;
           }
         }
@@ -232,10 +231,11 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    * expected number of rows.
    * @throws IOException 
    */
-  void assertExpectedTable(String table, int count, int value) throws IOException {
+  void assertExpectedTable(TableName table, int count, int value) throws IOException {
     Table t = null;
     try {
-      assertEquals(util.getHBaseAdmin().listTables(table).length, 1);
+      assertEquals(
+          util.getHBaseAdmin().listTables(table.getNameAsString()).length, 1);
       t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
       Scan s = new Scan();
       ResultScanner sr = t.getScanner(s);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    */
   @Test(expected=IOException.class)
   public void testBulkLoadPhaseFailure() throws Exception {
-    String table = "bulkLoadPhaseFailure";
+    TableName table = TableName.valueOf("bulkLoadPhaseFailure");
     setupTable(table, 10);
 
     final AtomicInteger attmptedCalls = new AtomicInteger();
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
 
       // create HFiles for different column families
       Path dir = buildBulkFiles(table, 1);
-      HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(table));
+      HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
       lih.doBulkLoad(dir, t);
     } finally {
       util.getConfiguration().setInt(HConstants.HBASE_CLIENT_RETRIES_NUMBER,
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    */
   @Test
   public void testSplitWhileBulkLoadPhase() throws Exception {
-    final String table = "splitWhileBulkloadPhase";
+    final TableName table = TableName.valueOf("splitWhileBulkloadPhase");
     setupTable(table, 10);
     populateTable(table,1);
     assertExpectedTable(table, ROWCOUNT, 1);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
     };
 
     // create HFiles for different column families
-    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(table));
+    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
     Path bulk = buildBulkFiles(table, 2);
     lih2.doBulkLoad(bulk, t);
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    */
   @Test
   public void testGroupOrSplitPresplit() throws Exception {
-    final String table = "groupOrSplitPresplit";
+    final TableName table = TableName.valueOf("groupOrSplitPresplit");
     setupTable(table, 10);
     populateTable(table, 1);
     assertExpectedTable(table, ROWCOUNT, 1);
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
 
     // create HFiles for different column families
     Path bulk = buildBulkFiles(table, 2);
-    HTable ht = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(table));
+    HTable ht = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
     lih.doBulkLoad(bulk, ht);
 
     assertExpectedTable(table, ROWCOUNT, 2);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
    */
   @Test(expected = IOException.class)
   public void testGroupOrSplitFailure() throws Exception {
-    String table = "groupOrSplitFailure";
+    TableName table = TableName.valueOf("groupOrSplitFailure");
     setupTable(table, 10);
 
     LoadIncrementalHFiles lih = new LoadIncrementalHFiles(
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
 
     // create HFiles for different column families
     Path dir = buildBulkFiles(table,1);
-    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(table));
+    HTable t = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), table);
     lih.doBulkLoad(dir, t);
 
     fail("doBulkLoad should have thrown an exception");
@@ -442,9 +442,9 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
 
   @Test
   public void testGroupOrSplitWhenRegionHoleExistsInMeta() throws Exception {
-    String tableName = "testGroupOrSplitWhenRegionHoleExistsInMeta";
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testGroupOrSplitWhenRegionHoleExistsInMeta");
     byte[][] SPLIT_KEYS = new byte[][] { Bytes.toBytes("row_00000100") };
-    HTable table = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), Bytes.toBytes(tableName));
+    HTable table = new HTable(util.getConfiguration(), tableName);
 
     setupTableWithSplitkeys(tableName, 10, SPLIT_KEYS);
     Path dir = buildBulkFiles(tableName, 2);
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class TestLoadIncrementalHFilesSplitRecovery {
     // Mess it up by leaving a hole in the hbase:meta
     HConnection hConnection = HConnectionManager.getConnection(util.getConfiguration());
     List<HRegionInfo> regionInfos = MetaTableAccessor.getTableRegions(
-      hConnection, TableName.valueOf(tableName));
+        hConnection, tableName);
     for (HRegionInfo regionInfo : regionInfos) {
       if (Bytes.equals(regionInfo.getStartKey(), HConstants.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY)) {
         MetaTableAccessor.deleteRegion(hConnection, regionInfo);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultiTableInputFormat.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultiTableInputFormat.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultiTableInputFormat.java
index a78b859..ae1ac8f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultiTableInputFormat.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultiTableInputFormat.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
@@ -76,8 +77,7 @@ public class TestMultiTableInputFormat {
     // create and fill table
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
       HTable table =
-          TEST_UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(TABLE_NAME + String.valueOf(i)),
-              INPUT_FAMILY);
+          TEST_UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(TABLE_NAME + String.valueOf(i)), INPUT_FAMILY);
       TEST_UTIL.createMultiRegions(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), table, INPUT_FAMILY, 4);
       TEST_UTIL.loadTable(table, INPUT_FAMILY, false);
     }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultithreadedTableMapper.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultithreadedTableMapper.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultithreadedTableMapper.java
index e63e746..e42d135 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultithreadedTableMapper.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestMultithreadedTableMapper.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class TestMultithreadedTableMapper {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestMultithreadedTableMapper.class);
   private static final HBaseTestingUtility UTIL =
       new HBaseTestingUtility();
-  static final byte[] MULTI_REGION_TABLE_NAME = Bytes.toBytes("mrtest");
+  static final TableName MULTI_REGION_TABLE_NAME = TableName.valueOf("mrtest");
   static final byte[] INPUT_FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("contents");
   static final byte[] OUTPUT_FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("text");
   static final int    NUMBER_OF_THREADS = 10;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class TestMultithreadedTableMapper {
       Scan scan = new Scan();
       scan.addFamily(INPUT_FAMILY);
       TableMapReduceUtil.initTableMapperJob(
-          Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()), scan,
+          table.getTableName(), scan,
           MultithreadedTableMapper.class, ImmutableBytesWritable.class,
           Put.class, job);
       MultithreadedTableMapper.setMapperClass(job, ProcessContentsMapper.class);
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ public class TestMultithreadedTableMapper {
           Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()),
           IdentityTableReducer.class, job);
       FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path("test"));
-      LOG.info("Started " + Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()));
+      LOG.info("Started " + table.getTableName());
       assertTrue(job.waitForCompletion(true));
       LOG.info("After map/reduce completion");
       // verify map-reduce results
-      verify(Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()));
+      verify(table.getName());
     } finally {
       table.close();
       if (job != null) {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class TestMultithreadedTableMapper {
     }
   }
 
-  private void verify(String tableName) throws IOException {
+  private void verify(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     Table table = new HTable(new Configuration(UTIL.getConfiguration()), tableName);
     boolean verified = false;
     long pause = UTIL.getConfiguration().getLong("hbase.client.pause", 5 * 1000);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestRowCounter.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestRowCounter.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestRowCounter.java
index 592992f..99fdfd4 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestRowCounter.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestRowCounter.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MapReduceTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
@@ -68,8 +69,7 @@ public class TestRowCounter {
   public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
     TEST_UTIL.startMiniCluster();
     TEST_UTIL.startMiniMapReduceCluster();
-    Table table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes(TABLE_NAME),
-        Bytes.toBytes(COL_FAM));
+    Table table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(TABLE_NAME), Bytes.toBytes(COL_FAM));
     writeRows(table);
     table.close();
   }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableInputFormatScanBase.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableInputFormatScanBase.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableInputFormatScanBase.java
index 697289e..750ea39 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableInputFormatScanBase.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableInputFormatScanBase.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public abstract class TestTableInputFormatScanBase {
     // start mini hbase cluster
     TEST_UTIL.startMiniCluster(3);
     // create and fill table
-    table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TABLE_NAME, INPUT_FAMILY);
+    table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf(TABLE_NAME), INPUT_FAMILY);
     TEST_UTIL.createMultiRegions(table, INPUT_FAMILY);
     TEST_UTIL.loadTable(table, INPUT_FAMILY, false);
     // start MR cluster

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduce.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduce.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduce.java
index fa345f2..11a35f0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduce.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduce.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class TestTableMapReduce extends TestTableMapReduceBase {
       LOG.info("After map/reduce completion");
 
       // verify map-reduce results
-      verify(Bytes.toString(table.getTableName()));
+      verify(table.getName());
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
       throw new IOException(e);
     } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduceBase.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduceBase.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduceBase.java
index 789c874..c218bc9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduceBase.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestTableMapReduceBase.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Cell;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ public abstract class TestTableMapReduceBase {
     return outval;
   }
 
-  protected void verify(String tableName) throws IOException {
+  protected void verify(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     Table table = new HTable(UTIL.getConfiguration(), tableName);
     boolean verified = false;
     long pause = UTIL.getConfiguration().getLong("hbase.client.pause", 5 * 1000);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestWALPlayer.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestWALPlayer.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestWALPlayer.java
index f227692..bde3bc6 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestWALPlayer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/mapreduce/TestWALPlayer.java
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public class TestWALPlayer {
    */
   @Test
   public void testWALPlayer() throws Exception {
-    final byte[] TABLENAME1 = Bytes.toBytes("testWALPlayer1");
-    final byte[] TABLENAME2 = Bytes.toBytes("testWALPlayer2");
+    final TableName TABLENAME1 = TableName.valueOf("testWALPlayer1");
+    final TableName TABLENAME2 = TableName.valueOf("testWALPlayer2");
     final byte[] FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("family");
     final byte[] COLUMN1 = Bytes.toBytes("c1");
     final byte[] COLUMN2 = Bytes.toBytes("c2");
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ public class TestWALPlayer {
     configuration.set(optionName, "1000");
     player.setupTime(configuration, optionName);
     assertEquals(1000,configuration.getLong(optionName,0));
-    assertEquals(0, player.run(new String[] { walInputDir, Bytes.toString(TABLENAME1),
-        Bytes.toString(TABLENAME2) }));
+    assertEquals(0, player.run(new String[] {walInputDir, TABLENAME1.getNameAsString(),
+        TABLENAME2.getNameAsString() }));
 
     
     // verify the WAL was player into table 2

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
index 0af95b9..7ab47ee 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     assertTrue(master.isInitialized());
 
     // Create a table with a region online
-    RegionLocator onlineTable = TEST_UTIL.createTable("onlineTable", "family");
+    RegionLocator onlineTable = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf("onlineTable"), "family");
 
     // Create a table in META, so it has a region offline
     HTableDescriptor offlineTable = new HTableDescriptor(

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterTransitions.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterTransitions.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterTransitions.java
index 5f9f0b8..374366e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterTransitions.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterTransitions.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 public class TestMasterTransitions {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestMasterTransitions.class);
   private static final HBaseTestingUtility TEST_UTIL = new HBaseTestingUtility();
-  private static final String TABLENAME = "master_transitions";
+  private static final TableName TABLENAME = TableName.valueOf("master_transitions");
   private static final byte [][] FAMILIES = new byte [][] {Bytes.toBytes("a"),
     Bytes.toBytes("b"), Bytes.toBytes("c")};
 
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ public class TestMasterTransitions {
     TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration().setBoolean("dfs.support.append", true);
     TEST_UTIL.startMiniCluster(2);
     // Create a table of three families.  This will assign a region.
-    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(TABLENAME);
-    TEST_UTIL.createTable(tableName, FAMILIES);
+    TEST_UTIL.createTable(TABLENAME, FAMILIES);
     HTable t = new HTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), TABLENAME);
     int countOfRegions = TEST_UTIL.createMultiRegions(t, getTestFamily());
-    TEST_UTIL.waitUntilAllRegionsAssigned(tableName);
+    TEST_UTIL.waitUntilAllRegionsAssigned(TABLENAME);
     addToEachStartKey(countOfRegions);
     t.close();
   }
@@ -491,12 +490,12 @@ public class TestMasterTransitions {
     for (Result r = null; (r = s.next()) != null;) {
       HRegionInfo hri = HRegionInfo.getHRegionInfo(r);
       if (hri == null) break;
-      if (!hri.getTable().getNameAsString().equals(TABLENAME)) {
+      if (!hri.getTable().equals(TABLENAME)) {
         continue;
       }
 
       // If start key, add 'aaa'.
-      if(!hri.getTable().getNameAsString().equals(TABLENAME)) {
+      if(!hri.getTable().equals(TABLENAME)) {
         continue;
       }
       byte [] row = getStartKey(hri);
@@ -529,4 +528,4 @@ public class TestMasterTransitions {
   private static byte [] getTestQualifier() {
     return getTestFamily();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestRestartCluster.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestRestartCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestRestartCluster.java
index 1f672d3..0b1ccb2 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestRestartCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestRestartCluster.java
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ public class TestRestartCluster {
   private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestRestartCluster.class);
   private HBaseTestingUtility UTIL = new HBaseTestingUtility();
 
-  private static final byte [][] TABLES = {
-      Bytes.toBytes("restartTableOne"),
-      Bytes.toBytes("restartTableTwo"),
-      Bytes.toBytes("restartTableThree")
+  private static final TableName[] TABLES = {
+      TableName.valueOf("restartTableOne"),
+      TableName.valueOf("restartTableTwo"),
+      TableName.valueOf("restartTableThree")
   };
   private static final byte [] FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("family");
 
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ public class TestRestartCluster {
       Threads.sleep(1);
     }
     LOG.info("\n\nCreating tables");
-    for(byte [] TABLE : TABLES) {
+    for(TableName TABLE : TABLES) {
       UTIL.createTable(TABLE, FAMILY);
     }
-    for(byte [] TABLE : TABLES) {
-      UTIL.waitTableEnabled(TABLE);
+    for(TableName TABLE : TABLES) {
+      UTIL.waitTableEnabled(TABLE.getName());
     }
 
     List<HRegionInfo> allRegions =
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ public class TestRestartCluster {
     allRegions = MetaScanner.listAllRegions(new Configuration(UTIL.getConfiguration()), true);
     assertEquals(4, allRegions.size());
     LOG.info("\n\nWaiting for tables to be available");
-    for(byte [] TABLE: TABLES) {
+    for(TableName TABLE: TABLES) {
       try {
         UTIL.createTable(TABLE, FAMILY);
         assertTrue("Able to create table that should already exist", false);
       } catch(TableExistsException tee) {
         LOG.info("Table already exists as expected");
       }
-      UTIL.waitTableAvailable(TABLE);
+      UTIL.waitTableAvailable(TABLE.getName());
     }
   }
 
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ public class TestRestartCluster {
     UTIL.getMiniHBaseCluster().getMaster().
       getMasterRpcServices().synchronousBalanceSwitch(false);
     LOG.info("\n\nCreating tables");
-    for(byte [] TABLE : TABLES) {
+    for(TableName TABLE : TABLES) {
       UTIL.createTable(TABLE, FAMILY);
     }
-    for(byte [] TABLE : TABLES) {
-      UTIL.waitTableEnabled(TABLE);
+    for(TableName TABLE : TABLES) {
+      UTIL.waitTableEnabled(TABLE.getName());
     }
 
     HMaster master = UTIL.getMiniHBaseCluster().getMaster();

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionState.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionState.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionState.java
index 0f3db18..4311b29 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionState.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestCompactionState.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class TestCompactionState {
 
   @Test
   public void testInvalidColumnFamily() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-    byte [] table = Bytes.toBytes("testInvalidColumnFamily");
+    TableName table = TableName.valueOf("testInvalidColumnFamily");
     byte [] family = Bytes.toBytes("family");
     byte [] fakecf = Bytes.toBytes("fakecf");
     boolean caughtMinorCompact = false;
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ public class TestCompactionState {
       final CompactionState expectedState, boolean singleFamily)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     // Create a table with regions
-    TableName table =
-        TableName.valueOf(tableName);
+    TableName table = TableName.valueOf(tableName);
     byte [] family = Bytes.toBytes("family");
     byte [][] families =
       {family, Bytes.add(family, Bytes.toBytes("2")), Bytes.add(family, Bytes.toBytes("3"))};

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestEncryptionRandomKeying.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestEncryptionRandomKeying.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestEncryptionRandomKeying.java
index d0b7ea3..efae472 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestEncryptionRandomKeying.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestEncryptionRandomKeying.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class TestEncryptionRandomKeying {
   private static Configuration conf = TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration();
   private static HTableDescriptor htd;
 
-  private static List<Path> findStorefilePaths(byte[] tableName) throws Exception {
+  private static List<Path> findStorefilePaths(TableName tableName) throws Exception {
     List<Path> paths = new ArrayList<Path>();
     for (HRegion region:
         TEST_UTIL.getRSForFirstRegionInTable(tableName).getOnlineRegions(htd.getTableName())) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class TestEncryptionRandomKeying {
     TEST_UTIL.waitTableAvailable(htd.getName(), 5000);
 
     // Create a store file
-    Table table = new HTable(conf, htd.getName());
+    Table table = new HTable(conf, htd.getTableName());
     try {
       table.put(new Put(Bytes.toBytes("testrow"))
         .add(hcd.getName(), Bytes.toBytes("q"), Bytes.toBytes("value")));
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class TestEncryptionRandomKeying {
   @Test
   public void testRandomKeying() throws Exception {
     // Verify we have store file(s) with a random key
-    final List<Path> initialPaths = findStorefilePaths(htd.getName());
+    final List<Path> initialPaths = findStorefilePaths(htd.getTableName());
     assertTrue(initialPaths.size() > 0);
     for (Path path: initialPaths) {
       assertNotNull("Store file " + path + " is not encrypted", extractHFileKey(path));

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHRegionServerBulkLoad.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHRegionServerBulkLoad.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHRegionServerBulkLoad.java
index 91c62ed..0e94e68 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHRegionServerBulkLoad.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestHRegionServerBulkLoad.java
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
   public static class AtomicHFileLoader extends RepeatingTestThread {
     final AtomicLong numBulkLoads = new AtomicLong();
     final AtomicLong numCompactions = new AtomicLong();
-    private String tableName;
+    private TableName tableName;
 
-    public AtomicHFileLoader(String tableName, TestContext ctx,
+    public AtomicHFileLoader(TableName tableName, TestContext ctx,
         byte targetFamilies[][]) throws IOException {
       super(ctx);
       this.tableName = tableName;
@@ -160,9 +160,8 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
 
       // bulk load HFiles
       final HConnection conn = UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().getConnection();
-      TableName tbl = TableName.valueOf(tableName);
       RegionServerCallable<Void> callable =
-          new RegionServerCallable<Void>(conn, tbl, Bytes.toBytes("aaa")) {
+          new RegionServerCallable<Void>(conn, tableName, Bytes.toBytes("aaa")) {
         @Override
         public Void call(int callTimeout) throws Exception {
           LOG.debug("Going to connect to server " + getLocation() + " for row "
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
       // Periodically do compaction to reduce the number of open file handles.
       if (numBulkLoads.get() % 10 == 0) {
         // 10 * 50 = 500 open file handles!
-        callable = new RegionServerCallable<Void>(conn, tbl, Bytes.toBytes("aaa")) {
+        callable = new RegionServerCallable<Void>(conn, tableName, Bytes.toBytes("aaa")) {
           @Override
           public Void call(int callTimeout) throws Exception {
             LOG.debug("compacting " + getLocation() + " for row "
@@ -210,9 +209,9 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
     HTable table;
     AtomicLong numScans = new AtomicLong();
     AtomicLong numRowsScanned = new AtomicLong();
-    String TABLE_NAME;
+    TableName TABLE_NAME;
 
-    public AtomicScanReader(String TABLE_NAME, TestContext ctx,
+    public AtomicScanReader(TableName TABLE_NAME, TestContext ctx,
         byte targetFamilies[][]) throws IOException {
       super(ctx);
       this.TABLE_NAME = TABLE_NAME;
@@ -264,10 +263,10 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
    * Creates a table with given table name and specified number of column
    * families if the table does not already exist.
    */
-  private void setupTable(String table, int cfs) throws IOException {
+  private void setupTable(TableName table, int cfs) throws IOException {
     try {
       LOG.info("Creating table " + table);
-      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(table));
+      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(table);
       for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         htd.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(family(i)));
       }
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
    */
   @Test
   public void testAtomicBulkLoad() throws Exception {
-    String TABLE_NAME = "atomicBulkLoad";
+    TableName TABLE_NAME = TableName.valueOf("atomicBulkLoad");
 
     int millisToRun = 30000;
     int numScanners = 50;
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
     }
   }
 
-  void runAtomicBulkloadTest(String tableName, int millisToRun, int numScanners)
+  void runAtomicBulkloadTest(TableName tableName, int millisToRun, int numScanners)
       throws Exception {
     setupTable(tableName, 10);
 
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ public class TestHRegionServerBulkLoad {
       Configuration c = HBaseConfiguration.create();
       TestHRegionServerBulkLoad test = new TestHRegionServerBulkLoad();
       test.setConf(c);
-      test.runAtomicBulkloadTest("atomicTableTest", 5 * 60 * 1000, 50);
+      test.runAtomicBulkloadTest(TableName.valueOf("atomicTableTest"), 5 * 60 * 1000, 50);
     } finally {
       System.exit(0); // something hangs (believe it is lru threadpool)
     }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionReplicas.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionReplicas.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionReplicas.java
index 9388d5f..6e4030b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionReplicas.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionReplicas.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class TestRegionReplicas {
   @BeforeClass
   public static void before() throws Exception {
     HTU.startMiniCluster(NB_SERVERS);
-    final byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(TestRegionReplicas.class.getSimpleName());
+    final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(TestRegionReplicas.class.getSimpleName());
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
     table = HTU.createTable(tableName, f);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerMetrics.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerMetrics.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerMetrics.java
index 36baa05..3ae82ee 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerMetrics.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerMetrics.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
     String regionMetricsKey = "regionCount";
     long regions = metricsHelper.getGaugeLong(regionMetricsKey, serverSource);
     // Creating a table should add one region
-    TEST_UTIL.createTable(Bytes.toBytes("table"), Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
+    TEST_UTIL.createTable(TableName.valueOf("table"), Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
     metricsHelper.assertGaugeGt(regionMetricsKey, regions, serverSource);
   }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
   @Test
   public void testRequestCount() throws Exception {
     String tableNameString = "testRequestCount";
-    byte[] tName = Bytes.toBytes(tableNameString);
+    TableName tName = TableName.valueOf(tableNameString);
     byte[] cfName = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] row = Bytes.toBytes("rk");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
 
   @Test
   public void testMutationsWithoutWal() throws Exception {
-    byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes("testMutationsWithoutWal");
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testMutationsWithoutWal");
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] row = Bytes.toBytes("rk");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
   @Test
   public void testCheckAndPutCount() throws Exception {
     String tableNameString = "testCheckAndPutCount";
-    byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(tableNameString);
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(tableNameString);
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] row = Bytes.toBytes("rk");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
   @Test
   public void testIncrement() throws Exception {
     String tableNameString = "testIncrement";
-    byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(tableNameString);
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(tableNameString);
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] row = Bytes.toBytes("rk");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
   @Test
   public void testAppend() throws Exception {
     String tableNameString = "testAppend";
-    byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(tableNameString);
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(tableNameString);
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] row = Bytes.toBytes("rk");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerMetrics {
   @Test
   public void testScanNext() throws IOException {
     String tableNameString = "testScanNext";
-    byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(tableNameString);
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(tableNameString);
     byte[] cf = Bytes.toBytes("d");
     byte[] qualifier = Bytes.toBytes("qual");
     byte[] val = Bytes.toBytes("One");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
index 8c7d36e..24d9dd4 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NotServingRegionException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.HMaster;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.handler.OpenRegionHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.RegionServerTests;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.JVMClusterUtil.RegionServerThread;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Threads;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.MetaTableLocator;
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
   @BeforeClass
   public static void before() throws Exception {
     HTU.startMiniCluster(NB_SERVERS);
-    final byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes(TestRegionServerNoMaster.class.getSimpleName());
+    final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(TestRegionServerNoMaster.class.getSimpleName());
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
-    table = HTU.createTable(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
+    table = HTU.createTable(tableName,HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
     Put p = new Put(row);
     p.add(HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY, row, row);
     table.put(p);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestScannerWithBulkload.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestScannerWithBulkload.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestScannerWithBulkload.java
index 1a2fc63..5593d80 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestScannerWithBulkload.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestScannerWithBulkload.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.RegionServerTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableNotFoundException;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class TestScannerWithBulkload {
     TEST_UTIL.startMiniCluster(1);
   }
 
-  private static void createTable(Admin admin, String tableName) throws IOException {
+  private static void createTable(Admin admin, TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
     HColumnDescriptor hcd = new HColumnDescriptor("col");
     hcd.setMaxVersions(3);
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public class TestScannerWithBulkload {
 
   @Test
   public void testBulkLoad() throws Exception {
-    String tableName = "testBulkLoad";
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testBulkLoad");
     long l = System.currentTimeMillis();
     HBaseAdmin admin = new HBaseAdmin(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration());
     createTable(admin, tableName);
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ public class TestScannerWithBulkload {
     return hfilePath;
   }
 
-  private HTable init(HBaseAdmin admin, long l, Scan scan, String tableName) throws Exception {
+  private HTable init(HBaseAdmin admin, long l, Scan scan, TableName tableName) throws Exception {
     HTable table = new HTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), tableName);
     Put put0 = new Put(Bytes.toBytes("row1"));
     put0.add(new KeyValue(Bytes.toBytes("row1"), Bytes.toBytes("col"), Bytes.toBytes("q"), l, Bytes
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ public class TestScannerWithBulkload {
 
   @Test
   public void testBulkLoadWithParallelScan() throws Exception {
-    String tableName = "testBulkLoadWithParallelScan";
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testBulkLoadWithParallelScan");
     final long l = System.currentTimeMillis();
     HBaseAdmin admin = new HBaseAdmin(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration());
     createTable(admin, tableName);
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ public class TestScannerWithBulkload {
 
   @Test
   public void testBulkLoadNativeHFile() throws Exception {
-    String tableName = "testBulkLoadNativeHFile";
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testBulkLoadNativeHFile");
     long l = System.currentTimeMillis();
     HBaseAdmin admin = new HBaseAdmin(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration());
     createTable(admin, tableName);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestServerCustomProtocol.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestServerCustomProtocol.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestServerCustomProtocol.java
index 158f05e..881699d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestServerCustomProtocol.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestServerCustomProtocol.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionLocation;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.RegionServerTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class TestServerCustomProtocol {
     }
   }
 
-  private static final byte[] TEST_TABLE = Bytes.toBytes("test");
+  private static final TableName TEST_TABLE = TableName.valueOf("test");
   private static final byte[] TEST_FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("f1");
 
   private static final byte[] ROW_A = Bytes.toBytes("aaa");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
index 45dd273..cde1c6f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
         TableName.valueOf("testRITStateForRollback");
     try {
       // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
-      Table t = createTableAndWait(tableName.getName(), Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
+      Table t = createTableAndWait(tableName, Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
       final List<HRegion> regions = cluster.getRegions(tableName);
       final HRegionInfo hri = getAndCheckSingleTableRegion(regions);
-      insertData(tableName.getName(), admin, t);
+      insertData(tableName, admin, t);
       t.close();
 
       // Turn off balancer so it doesn't cut in and mess up our placements.
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
   }
   @Test(timeout = 60000)
   public void testSplitFailedCompactionAndSplit() throws Exception {
-    final byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes("testSplitFailedCompactionAndSplit");
+    final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testSplitFailedCompactionAndSplit");
     Configuration conf = TESTING_UTIL.getConfiguration();
     HBaseAdmin admin = new HBaseAdmin(conf);
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
    */
   @Test (timeout = 300000) public void testRSSplitDaughtersAreOnlinedAfterShutdownHandling()
   throws IOException, InterruptedException, ServiceException {
-    final byte [] tableName =
-      Bytes.toBytes("testRSSplitDaughtersAreOnlinedAfterShutdownHandling");
+    final TableName tableName =
+        TableName.valueOf("testRSSplitDaughtersAreOnlinedAfterShutdownHandling");
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
     HTable t = createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
 
   @Test (timeout = 300000) public void testExistingZnodeBlocksSplitAndWeRollback()
   throws IOException, InterruptedException, NodeExistsException, KeeperException, ServiceException {
-    final byte [] tableName =
-      Bytes.toBytes("testExistingZnodeBlocksSplitAndWeRollback");
+    final TableName tableName =
+        TableName.valueOf("testExistingZnodeBlocksSplitAndWeRollback");
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
     HTable t = createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
    */
   @Test (timeout=300000) public void testShutdownFixupWhenDaughterHasSplit()
   throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-    final byte [] tableName =
-      Bytes.toBytes("testShutdownFixupWhenDaughterHasSplit");
+    final TableName tableName =
+        TableName.valueOf("testShutdownFixupWhenDaughterHasSplit");
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
     HTable t = createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
   public void testMasterRestartAtRegionSplitPendingCatalogJanitor()
       throws IOException, InterruptedException, NodeExistsException,
       KeeperException, ServiceException {
-    final byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes("testMasterRestartAtRegionSplitPendingCatalogJanitor");
+    final TableName tableName = TableName
+        .valueOf("testMasterRestartAtRegionSplitPendingCatalogJanitor");
 
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
     HTable t = createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
@@ -622,13 +623,13 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     final TableName tableName =
         TableName.valueOf("testTableExistsIfTheSpecifiedTableRegionIsSplitParent");
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
-    Table t = createTableAndWait(tableName.getName(), Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
+    Table t = createTableAndWait(tableName, Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
     List<HRegion> regions = null;
     try {
       regions = cluster.getRegions(tableName);
       int regionServerIndex = cluster.getServerWith(regions.get(0).getRegionName());
       HRegionServer regionServer = cluster.getRegionServer(regionServerIndex);
-      insertData(tableName.getName(), admin, t);
+      insertData(tableName, admin, t);
       // Turn off balancer so it doesn't cut in and mess up our placements.
       admin.setBalancerRunning(false, true);
       // Turn off the meta scanner so it don't remove parent on us.
@@ -674,7 +675,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     try {
       int regionServerIndex = cluster.getServerWith(oldRegions.get(0).getRegionName());
       HRegionServer regionServer = cluster.getRegionServer(regionServerIndex);
-      insertData(tableName.getName(), admin, t);
+      insertData(tableName, admin, t);
       // Turn off balancer so it doesn't cut in and mess up our placements.
       admin.setBalancerRunning(false, true);
       // Turn off the meta scanner so it don't remove parent on us.
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     }
   }
 
-  private void insertData(final byte[] tableName, HBaseAdmin admin, Table t) throws IOException,
+  private void insertData(final TableName tableName, HBaseAdmin admin, Table t) throws IOException,
       InterruptedException {
     Put p = new Put(Bytes.toBytes("row1"));
     p.add(Bytes.toBytes("cf"), Bytes.toBytes("q1"), Bytes.toBytes("1"));
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     final TableName tableName =
         TableName.valueOf("testSplitRegionWithNoStoreFiles");
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
-    createTableAndWait(tableName.getName(), HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
+    createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
     List<HRegion> regions = cluster.getRegions(tableName);
     HRegionInfo hri = getAndCheckSingleTableRegion(regions);
     ensureTableRegionNotOnSameServerAsMeta(admin, hri);
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     LOG.info("Starting testSplitAndRestartingMaster");
     final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testSplitAndRestartingMaster");
     // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
-    createTableAndWait(tableName.getName(), HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
+    createTableAndWait(tableName, HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY);
     List<HRegion> regions = cluster.getRegions(tableName);
     HRegionInfo hri = getAndCheckSingleTableRegion(regions);
     ensureTableRegionNotOnSameServerAsMeta(admin, hri);
@@ -880,19 +881,19 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
 
   @Test(timeout = 180000)
   public void testSplitHooksBeforeAndAfterPONR() throws Exception {
-    String firstTable = "testSplitHooksBeforeAndAfterPONR_1";
-    String secondTable = "testSplitHooksBeforeAndAfterPONR_2";
-    HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(firstTable));
+    TableName firstTable = TableName.valueOf("testSplitHooksBeforeAndAfterPONR_1");
+    TableName secondTable = TableName.valueOf("testSplitHooksBeforeAndAfterPONR_2");
+    HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(firstTable);
     desc.addCoprocessor(MockedRegionObserver.class.getName());
     HColumnDescriptor hcd = new HColumnDescriptor("cf");
     desc.addFamily(hcd);
     admin.createTable(desc);
-    desc = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(secondTable));
+    desc = new HTableDescriptor(secondTable);
     hcd = new HColumnDescriptor("cf");
     desc.addFamily(hcd);
     admin.createTable(desc);
-    List<HRegion> firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(TableName.valueOf(firstTable));
-    List<HRegion> secondTableRegions = cluster.getRegions(TableName.valueOf(secondTable));
+    List<HRegion> firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(firstTable);
+    List<HRegion> secondTableRegions = cluster.getRegions(secondTable);
     ServerName serverName =
         cluster.getServerHoldingRegion(firstTableregions.get(0).getRegionName());
     admin.move(secondTableRegions.get(0).getRegionInfo().getEncodedNameAsBytes(),
@@ -902,16 +903,16 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     try {
       table1 = new HTable(TESTING_UTIL.getConfiguration(), firstTable);
       table2 = new HTable(TESTING_UTIL.getConfiguration(), firstTable);
-      insertData(Bytes.toBytes(firstTable), admin, table1);
-      insertData(Bytes.toBytes(secondTable), admin, table2);
-      admin.split(Bytes.toBytes(firstTable), "row2".getBytes());
-      firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(Bytes.toBytes(firstTable));
+      insertData(firstTable, admin, table1);
+      insertData(secondTable, admin, table2);
+      admin.split(firstTable, "row2".getBytes());
+      firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(firstTable);
       while (firstTableregions.size() != 2) {
         Thread.sleep(1000);
-        firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(Bytes.toBytes(firstTable));
+        firstTableregions = cluster.getRegions(firstTable);
       }
       assertEquals("Number of regions after split should be 2.", 2, firstTableregions.size());
-      secondTableRegions = cluster.getRegions(Bytes.toBytes(secondTable));
+      secondTableRegions = cluster.getRegions(secondTable);
       assertEquals("Number of regions after split should be 2.", 2, secondTableRegions.size());
     } finally {
       if (table1 != null) {
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
   }
 
   private void testSplitBeforeSettingSplittingInZKInternals() throws Exception {
-    final byte[] tableName = Bytes.toBytes("testSplitBeforeSettingSplittingInZK");
+    final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf("testSplitBeforeSettingSplittingInZK");
     try {
       // Create table then get the single region for our new table.
       createTableAndWait(tableName, Bytes.toBytes("cf"));
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     return(null);
   }
 
-  private List<HRegion> checkAndGetDaughters(byte[] tableName)
+  private List<HRegion> checkAndGetDaughters(TableName tableName)
       throws InterruptedException {
     List<HRegion> daughters = null;
     // try up to 10s
@@ -1126,7 +1127,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
         || cluster.getLiveRegionServerThreads().size() > NB_SERVERS);
   }
 
-  private void awaitDaughters(byte[] tableName, int numDaughters) throws InterruptedException {
+  private void awaitDaughters(TableName tableName, int numDaughters) throws InterruptedException {
     // Wait till regions are back on line again.
     for (int i=0; cluster.getRegions(tableName).size() < numDaughters && i<60; i++) {
       LOG.info("Waiting for repair to happen");
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     }
   }
 
-  private List<HRegion> awaitTableRegions(final byte[] tableName) throws InterruptedException {
+  private List<HRegion> awaitTableRegions(final TableName tableName) throws InterruptedException {
     List<HRegion> regions = null;
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
       regions = cluster.getRegions(tableName);
@@ -1147,11 +1148,11 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     return regions;
   }
 
-  private HTable createTableAndWait(byte[] tableName, byte[] cf) throws IOException,
+  private HTable createTableAndWait(TableName tableName, byte[] cf) throws IOException,
       InterruptedException {
     HTable t = TESTING_UTIL.createTable(tableName, cf);
     awaitTableRegions(tableName);
-    assertTrue("Table not online: " + Bytes.toString(tableName),
+    assertTrue("Table not online: " + tableName,
       cluster.getRegions(tableName).size() != 0);
     return t;
   }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6189b52f/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestLogRollAbort.java
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diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestLogRollAbort.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestLogRollAbort.java
index 9b7ce0e..9bcdd82 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestLogRollAbort.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestLogRollAbort.java
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@ public class TestLogRollAbort {
       TableName.META_TABLE_NAME).close();
 
     // Create the test table and open it
-    String tableName = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
-    HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
+    TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(this.getClass().getSimpleName());
+    HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
     desc.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY));
 
     admin.createTable(desc);
-    Table table = new HTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), tableName);
+    Table table = new HTable(TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration(), desc.getTableName());
     try {
 
-      HRegionServer server = TEST_UTIL.getRSForFirstRegionInTable(Bytes.toBytes(tableName));
+      HRegionServer server = TEST_UTIL.getRSForFirstRegionInTable(tableName);
       HLog log = server.getWAL();
 
       assertTrue("Need HDFS-826 for this test", ((FSHLog) log).canGetCurReplicas());