[PIG-2017] consumeMap() fails with EmptyStackException

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.9.0
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Jacob Perkins
• Reporter: Jacob Perkins
• Created: 27/Apr/11 02:58
• Updated: 04/Aug/11 00:34
• Resolved: 29/Apr/11 21:04

Description

If a map is read in its serialized form, eg: key#value, then the consumeMap() method of Utf8StorageConverter fails for the following maps:

[a#)]
[a#}]
[a#"take a look at my lovely curly brace, }"]
[a#'oh look, a closed parenthesis! )']

There are a couple of options:

1. Define an escape sequence (ie. quotes or a backslash)
2. Call it a bad record, go get a beer, and move on.