OptionalhostREST/Stargate gateway host, e.g. '127.0.0.1'.
OptionalportREST/Stargate gateway port, e.g. 8080.
OptionalclientEscape hatch for any other hbase client option (protocol, encoding,
auth, timeout, ...). Merged into the options passed to the client factory.
OptionalclientA pre-built hbase client (or a compatible mock). When provided,
connect() uses it directly and skips require('hbase') entirely — this
is how tests inject a mock without the real driver installed.
Connection options for
HBaseStore. These map onto thehbaseclient constructor options (a Stargate / REST gateway host + port).