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Update presto-record-decoder and dependent modules to use Optional

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#1,610 opened on Sep 30, 2019

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Description

Variables such as getFormatHint in DecoderColumnHandle can be null, we should change them to optional

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Find all usages of getFormatHint in the presto record decoder module and its dependents, and change the method signature to return Optional<FormatHint> instead of nullable FormatHint. Update all callers accordingly.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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JavaOptional API
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70