tustvold opened a new issue, #4886: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/4886
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] (This section helps Arrow developers understand the context and *why* for this feature, in addition to the *what*) --> [Avro](https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/) is a widely used binary, row-oriented data encoding. It is very similar to protobuf, and has seen very wide adoption in the data ecosystem, especially for streaming workloads. **Describe the solution you'd like** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> A new arrow_avro crate will provide vectorised support for reading and writing avro data. The APIs should be designed in such a way as to work for the various different container formats for avro encoded data, including [single object encoding](https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/#single-object-encoding), [object container files](https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/#object-container-files) and [message](https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.11.1/specification/#protocol-wire-format) even if first-class support is not provided for all these framing mechanisms. **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. --> DataFusion has some avro support, however, it is based on the row-based apache_avro crate and is therefore likely extremely sub-optimal. FYI @Samrose-Ahmed @sarutak @devinjdangelo I intend to work on this, but any help with reviews / testing would be most welcome -- 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]
