[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-14476) ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Jacek Lewandowski updated CASSANDRA-14476: -- Fix Version/s: 5.0.x 5.1 > ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types > --- > > Key: CASSANDRA-14476 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Legacy/Core >Reporter: Vladimir Krivopalov >Assignee: Jacek Lewandowski >Priority: Low > Labels: lhf > Fix For: 5.0.x, 5.1 > > > The AbstractType class has a method valueLengthIfFixed() that returns -1 for > data types with a variable length and a positive value for types with a fixed > length. This is primarily used for efficient serialization and > deserialization. > > It turns out that there is an inconsistency in types ShortType and ByteType > as those are in fact fixed-length types (2 bytes and 1 byte, respectively) > but they don't have the valueLengthIfFixed() method overloaded and it returns > -1 as if they were of variable length. > > It would be good to fix that at some appropriate point, for example, when > introducing a new version of SSTables format, to keep the meaning of the > function consistent across data types. Saving some bytes in serialized format > is a minor but pleasant bonus. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-14476) ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Jeremy Hanna updated CASSANDRA-14476: - Complexity: Low Hanging Fruit > ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types > --- > > Key: CASSANDRA-14476 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Legacy/Core >Reporter: Vladimir Krivopalov >Assignee: Jearvon Dharrie >Priority: Low > Labels: lhf > > The AbstractType class has a method valueLengthIfFixed() that returns -1 for > data types with a variable length and a positive value for types with a fixed > length. This is primarily used for efficient serialization and > deserialization. > > It turns out that there is an inconsistency in types ShortType and ByteType > as those are in fact fixed-length types (2 bytes and 1 byte, respectively) > but they don't have the valueLengthIfFixed() method overloaded and it returns > -1 as if they were of variable length. > > It would be good to fix that at some appropriate point, for example, when > introducing a new version of SSTables format, to keep the meaning of the > function consistent across data types. Saving some bytes in serialized format > is a minor but pleasant bonus. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-14476) ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Ariel Weisberg updated CASSANDRA-14476: --- Reviewers: Ariel Weisberg Reviewer: Ariel Weisberg > ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types > --- > > Key: CASSANDRA-14476 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Legacy/Core >Reporter: Vladimir Krivopalov >Assignee: Jearvon Dharrie >Priority: Minor > Labels: lhf > > The AbstractType class has a method valueLengthIfFixed() that returns -1 for > data types with a variable length and a positive value for types with a fixed > length. This is primarily used for efficient serialization and > deserialization. > > It turns out that there is an inconsistency in types ShortType and ByteType > as those are in fact fixed-length types (2 bytes and 1 byte, respectively) > but they don't have the valueLengthIfFixed() method overloaded and it returns > -1 as if they were of variable length. > > It would be good to fix that at some appropriate point, for example, when > introducing a new version of SSTables format, to keep the meaning of the > function consistent across data types. Saving some bytes in serialized format > is a minor but pleasant bonus. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-14476) ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] C. Scott Andreas updated CASSANDRA-14476: - Component/s: Core > ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types > --- > > Key: CASSANDRA-14476 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Core >Reporter: Vladimir Krivopalov >Priority: Minor > Labels: lhf > > The AbstractType class has a method valueLengthIfFixed() that returns -1 for > data types with a variable length and a positive value for types with a fixed > length. This is primarily used for efficient serialization and > deserialization. > > It turns out that there is an inconsistency in types ShortType and ByteType > as those are in fact fixed-length types (2 bytes and 1 byte, respectively) > but they don't have the valueLengthIfFixed() method overloaded and it returns > -1 as if they were of variable length. > > It would be good to fix that at some appropriate point, for example, when > introducing a new version of SSTables format, to keep the meaning of the > function consistent across data types. Saving some bytes in serialized format > is a minor but pleasant bonus. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org
[jira] [Updated] (CASSANDRA-14476) ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Kurt Greaves updated CASSANDRA-14476: - Labels: lhf (was: ) > ShortType and ByteType are incorrectly considered variable-length types > --- > > Key: CASSANDRA-14476 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14476 > Project: Cassandra > Issue Type: Bug >Reporter: Vladimir Krivopalov >Priority: Minor > Labels: lhf > > The AbstractType class has a method valueLengthIfFixed() that returns -1 for > data types with a variable length and a positive value for types with a fixed > length. This is primarily used for efficient serialization and > deserialization. > > It turns out that there is an inconsistency in types ShortType and ByteType > as those are in fact fixed-length types (2 bytes and 1 byte, respectively) > but they don't have the valueLengthIfFixed() method overloaded and it returns > -1 as if they were of variable length. > > It would be good to fix that at some appropriate point, for example, when > introducing a new version of SSTables format, to keep the meaning of the > function consistent across data types. Saving some bytes in serialized format > is a minor but pleasant bonus. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: commits-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commits-h...@cassandra.apache.org
