How about?
{
"namespace": "avrò.test",
"type": "record",
"name": "TopObj",
"fields": [
{
"name": "inner1",
"type": {
"name": "Inner1",
"type": "record",
"fields": [
{
"name": "value1",
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "value2",
"type": "string"
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "inner2",
"type": [
{
"type": "record",
"name": "Inner2",
"fields": [
{
"name": "value3",
"type": "string"
},
{
"name": "value4",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"null"
]
}
]
}
On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Teemu Kanstrén <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am using the Maven Avro compiler to generate Java code for my Avro
> schemas. Problem. If I have a nested record which is optional, everything
> generates OK. If the type is not optional, the generated reference is set
> to generic Object type and I cannot use it. What might I be doing wrong?
>
> Example schema:
>
> {
> "namespace": "avro.test",
> "type": "record",
> "name": "TopObj",
> "fields": [
> {"name": "inner1", "type": [
> {"type": "record", "name": "Inner1",
> "fields": [
> {"name": "value1", "type": "string"},
> {"name": "value2", "type": "string"}
> ]
> }]
> },
> {"name": "inner2", "type": [
> {"type": "record", "name": "Inner2",
> "fields": [
> {"name": "value3", "type": "string"},
> {"name": "value4", "type": "string"}
> ]
> }, "null"]
> }
> ]
> }
>
> Running the Avro Java code generator for this produces three classes as
> expected: TopObj, Inner1 and Inner2. However, in TopObject, the definitions
> are as:
>
> @Deprecated public java.lang.Object inner1;
> @Deprecated public avro.test.Inner2 inner2;
>
> If I set inner1 as optional (add the , "null" to it) the type also becomes
> Inner1 in TopObj, which is as I would expect. But I do not want it to be
> optional.
>
> How do I get inner1 to generate as type Inner1 in TopObj?
>
> Cheers & thanks,
>
> Teemu
>
>
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Cheers,
Praj
