[IMPALA-1024] Impala BE cannot parse Avro schema that contains a trailing semi-colon

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Impala 1.3.1
• Component/s: Backend
• Labels: newbie
• Epic Link: avro-metadata-issues
• Target Version: Product Backlog
• Assignee: Csaba Ringhofer
• Reporter: Lenni Kuff
• Created: 03/Jun/14 15:41
• Updated: 11/Mar/24 11:53

Description

The Impala BE cannot parse Avro schema that contain a trailing semi-colon, failing with error:

ERRORS: 
Backend 0:Failed to parse table schema: Error parsing JSON: end of file expected near ';' 
Failed to parse table schema: Error parsing JSON: end of file expected near ';'

Hive is able to properly query these tables.

Issue Links

• is blocked by: AVRO-2128 Schema parsing in the Java library is more permissive than the C implementation or the JSON specification