The standard way to add timestamps is java.sql.Timestamp. On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 3:23 PM, jay vyas <jayunit100.apa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi spark ! We are working on the bigpetstore-spark implementation in > apache bigtop, and want to implement idiomatic date/time usage for SparkSQL. > > It appears that org.joda.time.DateTime isnt in SparkSQL's rolodex of > reflection types. > > I'd rather not force an artificial dependency on hive dates just for > dealing with time stamps. > > Whats the simplest and cleanest way to map non-spark time values into > SparkSQL friendly time values? > > - One option could be a custom SparkSQL type, i guess? > - Any plan to have native spark sql support for Joda Time or (yikes) > java.util.Calendar ? > > -- > jay vyas >