[AVRO-893] New value_t API does not write out spec compatible files - header, metadata and blocks are missing.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.0
• Component/s: c
• Labels: file

Environment

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• Tags: datum_t, schema, header, spec
• Assignee: Douglas Creager
• Reporter: Lucas Martin-King
• Created: 23/Sep/11 04:08
• Updated: 01/Nov/11 18:36
• Resolved: 26/Sep/11 13:27

Description

We have switched over to the new value_t API for our application, as it provides more AVRO types that we need (enum, array, etc), however we have noticed that there isn't a way to write out a spec compatible AVRO file.

The old API was able to write out a header as well as the schema, the finally each data block (and sync marker).

I could possibly try and re-implement this myself, however I am unsure as to the design (how it would fit into the new datum API).