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[jira] [Created] (NIFI-3000) Avro processors should support logical
types
Matt Burgess created NIFI-3000:
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Summary: Avro processors should support logical types
Key: NIFI-3000
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-3000
Project: Apache NiFi
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Extensions
Reporter: Matt Burgess
Most/All of the Avro processors cannot currently handle logical types such as fixed and date types. The current version of Avro used is 1.7.7, which only supports decimal and fixed logical types (https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.7.7/spec.html#Logical+Types). If this version is to be retained, then support for decimal and fixed logical types should be added wherever possible.
However I think a better option is to upgrade to Avro 1.8.x and support all the corresponding logical types (https://avro.apache.org/docs/1.8.0/spec.html#Logical+Types). This would involve regression testing and possibly breaking changes (although hopefully not from the user perspective).
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