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How are enums defined in apache avro idl?


Asked by Marisol Hutchinson on Dec 03, 2021 FAQ



Imported file names are resolved relative to the current IDL file. Enums are defined in Avro IDL using a syntax similar to C or Java. An Avro Enum supports optional default values. In the case that a reader schema is unable to recognize a symbol written by the writer, the reader will fall back to using the defined default value.
One may also ask,
An Avro Enum supports optional default values. In the case that a reader schema is unable to recognize a symbol written by the writer, the reader will fall back to using the defined default value. This default is only used when an incompatible symbol is read.
In respect to this, A type reference in Avro IDL must be one of: The primitive types supported by Avro IDL are the same as those supported by Avro's JSON format. This list includes int, long, string, boolean , float, double, null, and bytes . Some of the logical types supported by Avro's JSON format are also supported by Avro IDL.
Likewise,
Avro describes its Schema using a JSON format. There are mainly four attributes for a given Avro Schema: Type- which describes the type of Schema whether its complex type or primitive value. Namespace- which describes the namespace where the given Schema belongs to. Name – the name of the Schema.
Consequently,
Primitive types have no specified attributes. Primitive type names are also defined type names. Thus, for example, the schema "string" is equivalent to: Avro supports six kinds of complex types: records, enums, arrays, maps, unions and fixed.