[AVRO-719] AvroOutputFormat: Expose sync interval configuration

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.0
• Component/s: java

Environment

Mac, Java 6

• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Joe Crobak
• Reporter: Joe Crobak
• Created: 23/Dec/10 18:59
• Updated: 12/Mar/11 00:32
• Resolved: 07/Jan/11 21:20

Description

AvroOutputFormat supports setting deflate level for the underlying DataFileWriter, but not the sync interval. As I've seen performance improvements using larger-than-default sync intervals, it would be nice to make this option configurable.