code: @Override
      public Object getTable(final String tableName)
      {
          logger.debug("TEPHRA Begin of getTable for " + tableName);
          final TransactionAwareHTable table = tableNameHandleMap.get(tableName);
          if (table == null) {
              // TODO propagate exceptions
              logger.error("TEPHRA error: unebale to find cached table " + tableName);
              return table;
          } else {
              logger.debug("TEPHRA Found a cached handle for table " + tableName);
              return table;
          }
      }
docs: Gets a handle of a specific table.
  
  @param tableName
  of the table to be accessed.
  @return HTable of the table found.