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ASF GitHub Bot commented on NIFI-3921:
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Github user mattyb149 commented on the issue:
https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/1902
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> Utilize schema embedded in incoming FlowFile/Record from record Writers
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> Key: NIFI-3921
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-3921
> Project: Apache NiFi
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Extensions
> Affects Versions: 1.2.0
> Reporter: Koji Kawamura
> Assignee: Mark Payne
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> Currently, any record writer has to retrieve schema from either
> SchemaRegistry or Schema text. It doesn't work well with schema embedded Avro
> record as incoming FlowFile, or used with any schema inferable readers such
> as CSVReader.
> For example, ExecuteSQL outputs Avro record with schema embedded, and if user
> wants to convert it to Json, they have to register the schema to
> SchemaRegistry.
> I expect we don't have to touch registry in that use-case.
> AvroReader has 'Use Embedded Avro Schema' option for 'Schema Access
> Strategy', so processor such as ConvertRecord or QueryRecord can read record
> with embedded schema, however since any writer doesn't have such option for
> 'Schema Access Strategy', user have to register the schema in a
> SchemaRegistry for those record operations to work properly.
> I had to view a FlowFile which has embedded schema from NiFi content viewer
> and copy the schema text then add it to registry. Plus extra UpdateAttribute
> is needed to add 'schema.name' attribute. These extra work can be avoided.
> If writers can utilize embedded schema, we can provide more seamless UX with
> schema embedded data.
> Probably we can use schema attached to record that Bryan Bende mentioned at
> nifi-dev ML:
> {quote}
> When a reader produces a record it attaches the schema it used to the
> record, but we currently don't have a way for a writer to use that
> schema when writing a record, although I think we do want to support
> that... something like a "Use Schema in Record" option as a choice in
> the 'Schema Access Strategy' of writers.
> {quote}
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