Hdfs java api

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HDFS - Java API
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Agenda
• Java API Introduction
• Configuration
• Reading Data
• Writing Data
• Browsing file system
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File System Java API
• org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem
– Abstract class that serves as a generic file system
representation
– Note it’s a class and not an Interface
• Implemented in several flavors
– Ex. Distributed or Local
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FileSystem Implementations
• Hadoop ships with multiple concrete
implementations:
– org.apache.hadoop.fs.LocalFileSystem
• Good old native file system using local disk(s)
– org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem
• Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
• Will mostly focus on this implementation
– org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.HftpFileSystem
• Access HDFS in read-only mode over HTTP
– org.apache.hadoop.fs.ftp.FTPFileSystem
• File system on FTP server
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• FileSystem concrete implementations
– Two options that are backed by Amazon S3 cloud
• org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3.S3FileSystem
• http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/AmazonS3
– org.apache.hadoop.fs.kfs.KosmosFileSystem
• Backed by CloudStore
• http://code.google.com/p/kosmosfs
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• Different use cases for different concrete
implementations
• HDFS is the most common choice
– org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem
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SimpleLocalLs.java Example
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public class SimpleLocalLs {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
Path path = new Path("/");
if ( args.length == 1){
path = new Path(args[0]);
}
Configuration conf = new Configuration();
FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(conf);
FileStatus [] files = fs.listStatus(path);
for (FileStatus file : files ){
System.out.println(file.getPath().getName());
}
}
}
Read location from the
command line arguments
Acquire FileSystem
Instance
List the files and directories
under the provided path
Print each sub directory
or file to the screen

FileSystem API: Path
• Hadoop's Path object represents a file or a
directory
– Not java.io.File which tightly couples to local filesystem
• Path is really a URI on the FileSystem
– HDFS: hdfs://localhost/user/file1
– Local: file:///user/file1
• Examples:
– new Path("/test/file1.txt");
– new Path("hdfs://localhost:9000/test/file1.txt");
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Hadoop's Configuration Object
• Configuration object stores clients’ and
servers’ configuration
– Very heavily used in Hadoop
• HDFS, MapReduce, HBase, etc...
• Simple key-value paradigm
– Wrapper for java.util.Properties class which itself is just a
wrapper for java.util.Hashtable
• Several construction options
– Configuration conf1 = new Configuration();
– Configuration conf2 = new Configuration(conf1);
• Configuration object conf2 is seeded with configurations of
conf1 object
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• Getting properties is simple!
• Get the property
– String nnName = conf.get("fs.default.name");
• returns null if property doesn't exist
• Get the property and if doesn't exist return
the provided default
– String nnName = conf.get("fs.default.name",
"hdfs://localhost:9000");
• There are also typed versions of these
methods:
– getBoolean, getInt, getFloat, etc...
– Example: int prop = conf.getInt("file.size");
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• Usually seeded via configuration files that are
read from CLASSPATH (files like conf/core-site.
xml and conf/hdfs-site.xml):
conf.addResource(new Path(HADOOP_HOME + "/conf/core-site.
xml"));
• Must comply with the Configuration XML
schema, ex:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="configuration.xsl"?>
<configuration>
<property>
<name>fs.default.name</name>
<value>hdfs://localhost:9000</value>
</property>
</configuration>

Hadoop Configuration Object
• conf.addResource() - the parameters are
either String or Path
– conf.addResource("hdfs-site.xml")
• CLASSPATH is referenced when String parameter is
provided
– conf.addResource(new Path("/exact/location/file.xml") :
• Path points to the exact location on the local file system
• By default Hadoop loads
– core-default.xml
• Located at hadoop-common-X.X.X.jar/core-default.xml
– core-site.xml
• Looks for these configuration files on
CLASSPATH 14
LoadConfigurations.java
Example
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public class LoadConfigurations {
private final static String PROP_NAME = "fs.default.name";
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("After construction: " +
conf.get(PROP_NAME));
conf.addResource(new Path(Vars.HADOOP_HOME +
"/conf/core-site.xml"));
System.out.println("After addResource: "+
conf.get(PROP_NAME));
conf.set(PROP_NAME, "hdfs://localhost:8111");
System.out.println("After set: " + conf.get(PROP_NAME));
}
}
1. Print the property with
empty Configuration
2. Add properties from
core-dsite.xml
3. Manually set the
property

Run LoadConfigurations
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$ java -cp
$PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar:$HADOOP_HOME/share/had
common/hadoop-common-2.0.0-
cdh4.0.0.jar:$HADOOP_HOME/share/hadoop/common/lib/*
hdfs.LoadConfigurations
After construction: file:///
After addResource: hdfs://localhost:9000
After set: hdfs://localhost:8111
1. Print the
property with
empty
Configuration
2. Add
properties from
core-site.xml
3. Manually set
the property
FileSystem API
• Recall FileSystem is a generic abstract class
used to interface with a file system
• FileSystem class also serves as a factory for
concrete implementations, with the
following methods
– public static FileSystem get(Configuration conf)
• Will use information from Configuration such as scheme
and authority
• Recall hadoop loads conf/core-site.xml by default
• Core-site.xml typically sets fs.default.name property to
something like hdfs://localhost:8020
– org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem will be used by
default
– Otherwise known as HDFS
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Simple List Example
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public class SimpleLocalLs {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
if ( args.length == 1){
path = new Path(args[0]);
}
}
}
}
What happens when you run this code?
Execute Simple List Example
• The Answer is.... it depends
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$ java -cp
$PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar:$HADOOP_HOME/share/hadoop/commo
n/hadoop-common-2.0.0-
cdh4.0.0.jar:$HADOOP_HOME/share/hadoop/common/lib/*
hdfs.SimpleLs
lib
...
...
var
sbin
etc
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.SimpleLs
hbase
lost+found
test1
tmp
training
user
●Uses java command, not yarn
●core-site.xml and core-default.xml are not on the CLASSPATH
●properties are then NOT added to Configuration object
●Default FileSystem is loaded => local file system
●Yarn script will place core-default.xml and core-site-xml on
the CLASSPATH
●Properties within those files added to Configuration object
●HDFS is utilized, since it was specified in core-site.xml

Reading Data from HDFS
1. Create FileSystem
2. Open InputStream to a Path
3. Copy bytes using IOUtils
4. Close Stream
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1: Create FileSystem
• FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(new
Configuration());
– If you run with yarn command, DistributedFileSystem
(HDFS) will be created
• Utilizes fs.default.name property from configuration
• Recall that Hadoop framework loads core-site.xml which
sets property to hdfs (hdfs://localhost:8020)
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2: Open Input Stream to a Path
• fs.open returns
org.apache.hadoop.fs.FSDataInputStream
– Another FileSystem implementation will return their own
custom implementation of InputStream
• Opens stream with a default buffer of 4k
• If you want to provide your own buffer size
use
– fs.open(Path f, int bufferSize)
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...
InputStream input = null;
try {
input = fs.open(fileToRead);
...
3: Copy bytes using IOUtils
• Copy bytes from InputStream to
OutputStream
• Hadoop’s IOUtils makes the task simple
– buffer parameter specifies number of bytes to buffer at a
time
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IOUtils.copyBytes(inputStream, outputStream, buffer);

4: Close Stream
• Utilize IOUtils to avoid boiler plate code
that catches IOException
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...
} finally {
IOUtils.closeStream(input);
...
ReadFile.java Example
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public class ReadFile {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws IOException {
Path fileToRead = new Path("/training/data/readMe.txt");
FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(new Configuration());
InputStream input = null;
try {
1: Open FileSystem
2: Open InputStream
IOUtils.copyBytes(input, System.out, 4096);
} finally {
}
}
}
3: Copy from Input to
Output Stream
4: Close stream
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.ReadFile
Hello from readme.txt

Reading Data - Seek
• FileSystem.open returns
FSDataInputStream
– Extension of java.io.DataInputStream
– Supports random access and reading via interfaces:
• PositionedReadable : read chunks of the stream
• Seekable : seek to a particular position in the stream
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Seeking to a Position
• FSDataInputStream implements Seekable
interface
– void seek(long pos) throws IOException
• Seek to a particular position in the file
• Next read will begin at that position
• If you attempt to seek past the file boundary IOException
is emitted
• Somewhat expensive operation – strive for streaming and
not seeking
– long getPos() throws IOException
• Returns the current position/offset from the beginning of
the stream/file
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SeekReadFile.java Example
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public class SeekReadFile {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Path fileToRead = new Path("/training/data/readMe.txt");
FSDataInputStream input = null;
try {
System.out.print("start postion=" + input.getPos() + ":
IOUtils.copyBytes(input, System.out, 4096, false);
input.seek(11);
input.seek(0);
} finally {
}
}
}
Start at position 0
Seek to position 11
Seek back to 0
Run SeekReadFile Example
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$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.SeekReadFile
start position=0: Hello from readme.txt
start position=11: readme.txt
start position=0: Hello from readme.txt

Write Data
1. Create FileSystem instance
2. Open OutputStream
– FSDataOutputStream in this case
– Open a stream directly to a Path from FileSystem
– Creates all needed directories on the provided path
3. Copy data using IOUtils
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WriteToFile.java Example
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public class WriteToFile {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
String textToWrite = "Hello HDFS! Elephants are awesome!n";
InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(
new ByteArrayInputStream(textToWrite.getBytes()));
Path toHdfs = new Path("/training/playArea/writeMe.txt");
FSDataOutputStream out = fs.create(toHdfs);
IOUtils.copyBytes(in, out, conf);
}
}
1: Create FileSystem instance
2: Open OutputStream
3: Copy Data

Run WriteToFile
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$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.WriteToFile
$ hdfs dfs -cat /training/playArea/writeMe.txt
Hello HDFS! Elephants are awesome!
FileSystem: Writing Data
• Append to the end of the existing file
– Optional support by concrete FileSystem
– HDFS supports
• No support for writing in the middle of the
file
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fs.append(path)

FileSystem: Writing Data
• FileSystem's create and append methods
have overloaded version that take callback
interface to notify client of the progress
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FSDataOutputStream out = fs.create(toHdfs, new Progressable(){
@Override
public void progress() {
System.out.print("..");
}
});
Report progress to the screen
Overwrite Flag
• Recall FileSystem's create(Path) creates all
the directories on the provided path
– create(new Path(“/doesnt_exist/doesnt_exist/file/txt”)
– can be dangerous, if you want to protect yourself then
utilize the following overloaded method:
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public FSDataOutputStream create(Path f, boolean overwrite)
Set to false to make sure you do
not overwrite important data

Overwrite Flag Example
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Path toHdfs = new
Path("/training/playArea/writeMe.txt");
FSDataOutputStream out = fs.create(toHdfs, false);
Set to false to make sure you do
not overwrite important data
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.BadWriteToFile
Exception in thread "main"
org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RemoteException: java.io.IOException:
failed to create file
/training/playArea/anotherSubDir/writeMe.txt on client
127.0.0.1 either because the filename is invalid or the file
exists
...
...
Error indicates that the file already exists
Copy/Move from and to Local
FileSystem
• Higher level abstractions that allow you to
copy and move from and to HDFS
– copyFromLocalFile
– moveFromLocalFile
– copyToLocalFile
– moveToLocalFile
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Copy from Local to HDFS
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Path fromLocal = new
Path("/home/hadoop/Training/exercises/sample_data/hamlet.txt");
Path toHdfs = new Path("/training/playArea/hamlet.txt");
fs.copyFromLocalFile(fromLocal, toHdfs);
Copy file from local file
system to HDFS
Empty directory
before copy
$ hdfs dfs -ls /training/playArea/
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.CopyToHdfs
File was copied
$ hdfs dfs -ls /training/playArea/
Found 1 items
-rw-r—r-- hadoop supergroup /training/playArea/hamlet.txt
Delete Data
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FileSystem.delete(Path path,Boolean recursive)
If recursive == true then non-empty directory
will be deleted otherwise IOException is emitted
Path toDelete =
new Path("/training/playArea/writeMe.txt");
boolean isDeleted = fs.delete(toDelete, false);
System.out.println("Deleted: " + isDeleted);
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.DeleteFile
Deleted: true
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.DeleteFile
Deleted: false
File was already deleted by
previous run

FileSystem: mkdirs
• Create a directory - will create all the parent
directories
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Path newDir = new Path("/training/playArea/newDir");
boolean created = fs.mkdirs(newDir);
System.out.println(created);
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.MkDir
true
FileSystem: listStatus
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Browse the FileSystem with listStatus()
methods
}
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar
hdfs.SimpleLs
training
user List files under ̎/̎ for HDFS

LsWithPathFilter.java example
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FileStatus [] files = fs.listStatus(path, new PathFilter() {
@Override
public boolean accept(Path path) {
if (path.getName().equals("user")){
return false;
}
return true;
}
});
}
Do not show path whose
name equals to "user"
Restrict result of
listStatus() by
supplying PathFilter
object
Run LsWithPathFilter
Example
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$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.SimpleLs
training
user
$yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.LsWithPathFilter
training

FileSystem: Globbing
• FileSystem supports file name pattern
matching via globStatus() methods
• Good for traversing through a sub-set of
files by using a pattern
• Support is similar to bash glob: *, ?, etc...
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SimpleGlobbing.java
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public class SimpleGlobbing {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws IOException {
Path glob = new Path(args[0]);
FileStatus [] files = fs.globStatus(glob);
}
}
}
Read glob from
command line
Similar usage to
listStatus method

Run SimpleGlobbing
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$ hdfs dfs -ls /training/data/glob/
Found 4 items
drwxr-xr-x - hadoop supergroup 0 2011-12-24 11:20 /training/data/glob/2007
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.SimpleGlobbing /training/data/glob/201*
2010
2011
Usage of glob with *
FileSystem: Globbing
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Glob Explanation
? Matches any single character
* Matches zero or more characters
[abc] Matches a single character from character set {a,b,c}.
[a-b] Matches a single character from the character range {a...b}.
Note that character a must be lexicographically less than or
equal to character b.
[^a] Matches a single character that is not from character set or
range {a}. Note that the ^ character must occur immediately to
the right of the opening bracket.
c Removes (escapes) any special meaning of character c.
{ab,cd} Matches a string from the string set {ab, cd}
{ab,c{de,fh}} Matches a string from the string set {ab, cde, cfh}
Source: FileSystem.globStatus API documentation

FileSystem
• There are several methods that return ‘true’
for success and ‘false’ for failure
– delete
– rename
– mkdirs
• What to do if the method returns 'false'?
– Check Namenode's log
• Located at $HADOOP_LOG_DIR/
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BadRename.java
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Path source = new Path("/does/not/exist/file.txt");
Path nonExistentPath = new Path("/does/not/exist/file1.txt");
boolean result = fs.rename(source, nonExistentPath);
System.out.println("Rename: " + result);
$ yarn jar $PLAY_AREA/HadoopSamples.jar hdfs.BadRename
Rename: false
Namenode's log at $HADOOP_HOME/logs/hadoop-hadoop-namenode-hadoop-
laptop.log
2011-12-25 01:18:54,684 WARN
org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.StateChange: DIR*
FSDirectory.unprotectedRenameTo: failed to rename
/does/not/exist/file.txt to /does/not/exist/file1.txt
because source does not exist

Wrap-Up
Summary
• We learned about
– HDFS API
– How to use Configuration class
– How to read from HDFS
– How to write to HDFS
– How to browse HDFS
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