[SPARK-12420] Have a built-in CSV data source implementation

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Target Version/s: 2.0.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Reynold Xin
• Created: 18/Dec/15 09:09
• Updated: 12/Dec/22 18:11
• Resolved: 15/Jul/16 21:59

Description

CSV is the most common data format in the "small data" world. It is often the first format people want to try when they see Spark on a single node. Making this built-in for the most common source can provide a better experience for first-time users.

We should consider inlining https://github.com/databricks/spark-csv

Issue Links

• is blocked by: SPARK-15840 New csv reader does not "determine the input schema"
• links to: [Github] Pull Request #10615 (falaki)