[BEAM-2867] Coders should not be compared for equality

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: P3
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: sdk-java-core
• Labels: Clarified
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thomas Groh
• Created: 08/Sep/17 17:56
• Updated: 13/Oct/20 21:52

Description

There is no enforcement that coders have precise equals methods - by default, they will use object equality rather than any meaningful comparison. Coders do, however, have identities within a Pipeline, which should be used when 'the same coder' is required.