itstheceo opened a new pull request, #1692: URL: https://github.com/apache/avro/pull/1692
Currently the read schema is not exposed when using `CustomEncoding<T>` which makes detecting schema changes impossible without rolling your own versioning inside the record itself. This is not an option for files that already exist, and it adds overhead by adding the version to every row in the file. To address this issue I added a `CustomEncoderFieldAccess` interface and set the read schema onto the encoder for the respective field accessor. This method can be overridden in the concrete implementation of `CustomEncoding<T>` enabling the detection of a schema change in a way that makes backwards compatible reads possible. ### Jira - [x] My PR addresses the following [Avro Jira](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO/) issues and references them in the PR title. - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-3520 ### Tests - [x] My PR adds the following unit tests. - TestReflectCustomEncoderFieldAccess ### Commits - [x] My commits all reference Jira issues in their subject lines. In addition, my commits follow the guidelines from "[How to write a good git commit message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/)": 1. Subject is separated from body by a blank line 1. Subject is limited to 50 characters (not including Jira issue reference) 1. Subject does not end with a period 1. Subject uses the imperative mood ("add", not "adding") 1. Body wraps at 72 characters 1. Body explains "what" and "why", not "how" ### Documentation - [x] In case of new functionality, my PR adds documentation that describes how to use it. - All the public functions and the classes in the PR contain Javadoc that explain what it does -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
