Hernan Otero created AVRO-1327:
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Summary: Having GenericEnumSymbol implement Comparable (mimic'ing
java's Enum)
Key: AVRO-1327
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-1327
Project: Avro
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: java
Affects Versions: 1.7.4
Reporter: Hernan Otero
Fix For: 1.7.5, 1.8.0
It would be great if we could have GenericEnumSymbol implementing Comparable
(either using int or String rep).
This is mainly because GenericEnumSymbol is trying to mimic the java.lang.Enum
and enums are inherently comparable that's why java.lang.Enum is Comparable.
Sorting Enum and GenericEnumSymbol is an action that we perform a lot. Making
it Comparable frees us from explicit type checking and improves general code
clarity and performance.
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