Github user xndai commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/orc/pull/151#discussion_r138235902 --- Diff: c++/include/orc/Reader.hh --- @@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ namespace orc { virtual uint64_t getCompressionSize() const = 0; /** + * Get ID of writer that generated the file. + * @return UNKNOWN_WRITER if the writer ID is undefined + */ + virtual WriterId getWriterId() const = 0; + + /** + * Get the writer id value when getWriterId() returns an unknown writer. + * @return the integer value of the writer ID. + */ + virtual int getUnknownWriterIdValue() const = 0; --- End diff -- Sounds good. I will update it. Thanks.
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