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Scott Carey commented on AVRO-251: ---------------------------------- Yeah, in the file format case that is simpler. In the general case of serializing a schema compactly, compression may be an option. Schema could have a constructor or factory that takes a byte[] and a corresponding serializer method that returns a the schema as a set of compressed bytes. > add schema for schemas > ---------------------- > > Key: AVRO-251 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-251 > Project: Avro > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: java > Reporter: Doug Cutting > Assignee: Doug Cutting > Attachments: AVRO-251.patch, AVRO-251.patch > > > A schema for schemas would permits schemas to be written in binary. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.