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  1. Apache Avro
  2. AVRO-720

Generated code for arrays should accept extensions of array content type

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Open
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • java
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    Description

      Discovered when I upgraded a server from 1.3 to 1.4: trying to stuff a GenericData.Array<Utf8> object into a List<CharSequence> does not work; Avro should generate List<? implements CharSequence> instead. The same holds for other array types.

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        1. AVRO-720.patch
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          Doug Cutting

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          is related to

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. AVRO-637 GenericArray should implement Collection

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. AVRO-605 Java: make Utf8 implement CharSequence

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Sub-task - The sub-task of the issue HBASE-3393 Update Avro gateway to use Avro 1.4.1 and the new server.join() method

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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