[AVRO-3276] Spec wording on fullnames is not clear

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: spec
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Askar Safin
• Created: 30/Dec/21 16:51
• Updated: 30/Dec/21 17:53

Description

Consider this Avro scheme:

{
  "type": "record",
  "name": "a.b",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "c",
      "type":

{         "type": "record",         "name": "d",         "fields": []       }

    }
  ]
}

What is fullname of record "d"? "a.d" or "d"? I think Avro specification is vague about this and should be fixed. When I attempt to interpret Avro spec literally, I get to conclusion that the fullname is "a.d". But this contradicts to my common sense.

 

I asked on mailing list and got answer "a.d" ( https://lists.apache.org/thread/n0fjyv7c84zq21s9rwhffcxts72rmzq4 ). I still think spec should be fixed