[HIVE-9567] JSON SerDe not escaping special chars when writing char/varchar data

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.13.0, 0.14.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 1.0.2
• Component/s: Serializers/Deserializers
• Assignee: Jason Dere
• Reporter: Jason Dere
• Created: 03/Feb/15 21:40
• Updated: 11/Aug/15 08:30
• Resolved: 06/Feb/15 01:54

Description

When writing string data to fields designated as char/varchar fields, JsonSerDe does not escape special characters, which can invalidate the JSON.
Looks like string columns use SerDeUtils.escapeString() when building the JSON string. Char/varchar need to do the same.