[HIVE-6296] Unhandled IllegalFormatException in serializer

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Contrib
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gene Kim
• Created: 23/Jan/14 23:12
• Updated: 28/Apr/14 21:48
• Resolved: 28/Apr/14 21:48

Description

In RegexSerDe's serialize method, a MissingFormatArgumentException is caught when formatting the output string, and a there are not enough arguments. However, it does not handle the case where the format string contains invalid format string syntax (e.g. %y) or has mismatching types. The attached patch provides a clean error message for this exception.