Avro with Java 8 dates as logical type

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injecto picture injecto · Aug 16, 2017 · Viewed 7.8k times · Source

Latest Avro compiler (1.8.2) generates java sources for dates logical types with Joda-Time based implementations. How can I configure Avro compiler to produce sources that used Java 8 date-time API?

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Auke picture Auke · Oct 2, 2017

Currently (avro 1.8.2) this is not possible. It's hardcoded to generate Joda date/time classes.

The current master branch has switched to Java 8 and there is an open issue (with Pull Request) to add the ability to generate classes with java.time.* types.

I have no idea on any kind of release schedule for whatever is currently in master unfortunately. If you feel adventurous you can apply the patch to 1.8.2, since in theory it should all be compatible. The underlying base types when serializing / deserializing are still integers and longs.

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