IDL Import from project classpath
---------------------------------
Key: AVRO-971
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-971
Project: Avro
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: java
Affects Versions: 1.6.1
Environment: Maven java projects
Reporter: Victor Chau
Priority: Minor
Attachments: ImportFromClassPath.patch
Currently, it looks like the only option to importing another schema in IDL is
to place the file being imported in the same directory as that of the importing
avdl. In a setup where there are avdl's that are spread among several maven
projects that are owned by different teams, this is logistically difficult to
manage.
When using the avro-maven-plugin, I would like to be able to just create a
dependency from my project on another jar that contains the avdl I am want to
import and have Avro be smart enough to look for it in the classpath of the
project containing the avdl when compiling my avdl.
Attached is a working patch that will:
1. Change the IDLProtocolMojo class to lookup the current project's classpath
and create a new ClassLoader.
2. Give the Idl compiler class the ClassLoader before parsing the avdl.
3. If the Idl class encounters an import that it cannot resolve to the local
directory while parsing, it will try to use the ClassLoader to load up the file
being imported.
The patch spans the Java avro, avro-compiler, and avro-maven-plugin projects.
--
This message is automatically generated by JIRA.
If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa
For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
