[CURATOR-373] Add option to PersistentNode to not overwrite/delete existing node

[jira-importer]

Currently, when PersistentNode.start() is called, and a node at the specified path already exists, this existing node's data is overwritten with the PersistentNode's data.

Similarly, when PersistentNode.close() is called, the node is deleted, even if a node existed at the specified path before PersistentNode.start() was called.

Add an option to PersistentNode to not overwrite/delete an existing node.

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Originally reported by lakospeter, imported from: Add option to PersistentNode to not overwrite/delete existing node

• status: Open
• priority: Major
• resolution: Unresolved
• imported: 2025-01-21

[jira-importer]

githubbot:

GitHub user lakospeter91 opened a pull request:

https://github.com/apache/curator/pull/182

CURATOR-373 Add option to PersistentNode to not overwrite/delete existing node

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CURATOR-373

You can merge this pull request into a Git repository by running:

$ git pull https://github.com/ustream/curator CURATOR-373

Alternatively you can review and apply these changes as the patch at:

https://github.com/apache/curator/pull/182.patch

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This closes #182

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commit b229a6fd33a79e5280f014dacedb2f1743fb4619
Author: Lakos Péter
Date: 2017-01-02T16:41:56Z

CURATOR-373 Add option to PersistentNode to not overwrite/delete existing node

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[jira-importer]

githubbot:

Github user Randgalt commented on the issue:

https://github.com/apache/curator/pull/182

If I understand this PR correctly, overwriteExisting only applies on the first use, right? If so, I'd like to see this renamed to something that better reflects it's use. `overwriteInitialExisting` or `overwriteStartingExisting` or something.