You can either use the provided server facility found in flight [1], or use stream directly via ipc [2]. You can look at the tests on how to use both facilities.
François [1] https://github.com/apache/arrow/tree/master/go/arrow/flight [2] https://github.com/apache/arrow/tree/master/go/arrow/ipc On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 12:39 PM Agam Brahma <agam.bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for the clarifications, much appreciated. > > Looking closer, I realize `arrjson` is anyway separating out the values, > which isn't what I'd want to ship a table from one service to another. > > What's a good way to embed the table as a byte stream that can be "read back > out" the other end? > > I see `arrio.Copy` being publicly callable, and a `TableReader` should serve > as its reader, what would the `Writer` be in this case? The one in the `ipc` > package ? > > On 2021/04/22 14:26:39, Matthew Topol <mto...@factset.com> wrote: > > Micah is correct, the arrjson package is used for the internal integration > > testing using the specific JSON format for that integration testing which > > is not likely what Users would want when converting Arrow to JSON. > > > > There is not currently a recommended way to serialize an instance of > > arrow.Table to JSON because there is not standardized external format > > expected as JSON for arrow to my knowledge. Having arrjson be internal is > > intentional due to it being for the internal integration testing. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micah Kornfield <emkornfi...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:19 PM > > To: dev <dev@arrow.apache.org> > > Subject: Re: [Go] expose ability to write arrow.Table to JSON > > > > > I was wondering why `arrjson` is kept as an internal package within > > go/arrow. > > > > I think this is probably what is used for internal integration testing, we > > have specific JSON format that is expected, that needs to free to evolve > > and probably isn't what users are looking for. > > > > > > > Is there a different recommended way to serialize an instance of > > `arrow.Table` to JSON? afaict, using `arrjson.Writer` seems like a great > > way to do this, but it isn't possible to depend on it as an external user, > > because of it residing within the `.../internal/...` path. > > > > Sorry I don't know the answer to this, but I would guess there isn't > > anything currently in the Go package for this. > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:45 PM Agam Brahma <agam.bra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I was wondering why `arrjson` is kept as an internal package within > > > go/arrow. > > > > > > Is there a different recommended way to serialize an instance of > > > `arrow.Table` to JSON? afaict, using `arrjson.Writer` seems like a > > > great way to do this, but it isn't possible to depend on it as an > > > external user, because of it residing within the `.../internal/...` path. > > > > > > Any pointers are much appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Agam > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
