[AVRO-2832] [Java] Create a configurable Formatter for Schemas

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Assignee: Oscar Westra van Holthe - Kind
• Reporter: Ryan Skraba
• Created: 13/May/20 12:55
• Updated: 12/Sep/23 22:35

Description

The JSON String representation of a Schema is obtained using the toString(...) methods on the class.  Instead of using this method, we should create a configurable Formatter to create the JSON representation.

This would allow configuration options on how the JSON is constructed, notably to include/exclude schemas that should be considered "known" when the Schema is parsed (see AVRO-2822).

This is similar to how the old parse(...) methods directly on Schema were deprecated in favour of a Parser.

Issue Links

• is related to: AVRO-2822 Need a method to reconstruct the original schema string before referenced schemas were resolved and inlined by the Parser