[jira] [Updated] (AVRO-1327) Having GenericEnumSymbol implement Comparable (mimic'ing java's Enum)

["Doug Cutting (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-1327?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Doug Cutting updated AVRO-1327:
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    Fix Version/s:     (was: 1.8.0)
         Assignee: Doug Cutting
           Status: Patch Available  (was: Open)

I'll commit this soon unless someone objects.
                
> Having GenericEnumSymbol implement Comparable (mimic'ing java's Enum)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: AVRO-1327
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-1327
>             Project: Avro
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: java
>    Affects Versions: 1.7.4
>            Reporter: Hernan Otero
>            Assignee: Doug Cutting
>             Fix For: 1.7.5
>
>         Attachments: AVRO-1327.patch
>
>   Original Estimate: 24h
>  Remaining Estimate: 24h
>
> It would be great if we could have GenericEnumSymbol implementing Comparable (either using int or String rep).
> This is mainly because GenericEnumSymbol is trying to mimic the java.lang.Enum and enums are inherently comparable that's why java.lang.Enum is Comparable. 
> Sorting Enum and GenericEnumSymbol is an action that we perform a lot. Making it Comparable frees us from explicit type checking and improves general code clarity and performance.

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