Install SIGPIPE handler in the Avro tools main method.
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Key: AVRO-697
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-697
Project: Avro
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: java
Reporter: Patrick Linehan
The following command should complete quickly, no matter how many records
"myfile.avro" contains:
java -jar avro-tools.jar tojson myfile.avro | head
However, because the tool JAR's main method does not install a SIGPIPE handler,
this command can be quite slow for large files.
Suggested fix is to install a handler which calls "System.exit(128 +
signal.getNumber())" in response to SIGPIPE. Typically the signal number
("getNumber") is 13, but no need to hard code it.
Potential issues:
* Tests which invoke Main.main() will necessarily force the signal handler to
be installed. This may be undesirable, as the entire test JVM will be
"infected" with the handler. Workarounds exist. Does not bother me,
personally, however.
* Installing signal handlers generates compile-time warnings, if I'm not
mistaken. Workarounds exist. Does not bother me, personally, however.
If this suggestion sounds reasonable, I'll post a patch.
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