[ARROW-883] [JAVA] Introduction of new types has shifted Enumerations

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Fix Version/s: 0.3.0
• Component/s: Java
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/16488
• Assignee: Julien Le Dem
• Reporter: Jacques Nadeau
• Created: 24/Apr/17 03:21
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:11
• Resolved: 24/Apr/17 21:02

Description

The introduction of new types in

https://github.com/apache/arrow/blame/master/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java

Has shifted the enumeration ordinals, causing compatibility problems with older java code that serializes the ordinals. Should be fixed before 0.3 release

Issue Links

• blocks: ARROW-670 Arrow 0.3 release
• is related to: ARROW-887 [format] For backward compatibility, new unit fields must have default values matching previous implied unit