public Optional<byte[]> get( Optional<String> table, Optional<String> family, Optional<String> qualifier, Optional<String> key) { if (!valid) { Logger.error("CANNOT GET! NO VALID CONNECTION"); return Optional.empty(); } if (table.isPresent() && family.isPresent() && qualifier.isPresent() && key.isPresent() && !key.get().isEmpty()) { try { final Table htable = connection.getTable(TableName.valueOf(table.get())); Result result = htable.get(new Get(key.get().getBytes("UTF8"))); return Optional.ofNullable( result.getValue(family.get().getBytes("UTF8"), qualifier.get().getBytes("UTF8"))); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } return Optional.empty(); }