[AVRO-1268] Add java-class, java-key-class and java-element-class support for stringable types to SpecificData

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.5
• Component/s: java
• Assignee: Alexandre Normand
• Reporter: Alexandre Normand
• Created: 28/Feb/13 22:18
• Updated: 27/Aug/13 18:19
• Resolved: 27/Mar/13 21:34

Description

Stringable types are java classes that can be serialized through strings (which require a single string constructor and a valid toString() implementation). ReflectData currently has support from stringable types but it would be desirable to get this feature with SpecificData.

The work involves changes to the SpecificCompiler (depends on @java-class support in AVRO-1267) to generate the specific sources with the proper java type as well as moving the ReflectDatumReader and ReflectDatumWriter to read the java-class/java-key-class and java-element-class properties.

Issue Links

• relates to: AVRO-1277 Improve performance of reflection-based serializers