public void createTable(String tableName, List<String> columnFamilies) {
try {
Admin admin = connection.getAdmin();
HTableDescriptor descriptor = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
for (String family : columnFamilies) {
descriptor.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(family));
}
admin.createTable(descriptor);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}