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Daniel Dai commented on PIG-1471: --------------------------------- Yes, Jython works because of JythonFunction has the ability to do the inline function. Here we want a general and consistent solution for UDF in other languages to define an inline UDF. > inline UDFs in scripting languages > ---------------------------------- > > Key: PIG-1471 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-1471 > Project: Pig > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: Aniket Mokashi > Assignee: Aniket Mokashi > Fix For: 0.8.0 > > > It should be possible to write UDFs in scripting languages such as python, > ruby, etc. This frees users from needing to compile Java, generate a jar, > etc. It also opens Pig to programmers who prefer scripting languages over > Java. It should be possible to write these scripts inline as part of pig > scripts. This feature is an extension of > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-928 -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.