Improve TypeDescriptor inference of DoFn's created inside a generic PTransform
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Description
Commit https://github.com/apache/incubator-beam/commit/aa7f07fa5b22f3656d52dc9e1d4557bceb87c013 introduced the ability to infer a `TypeDescriptor` from an object created inside a concrete instance of a `PTransform` and used it to simplify `SimpleFunction` usage.
We should probably look at using the same mechanism elsewhere, such as when inferring the output type of a `ParDo`.
Imported from Jira [BEAM-324](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-324). Original Jira may contain additional context.
Reported by: bchambers.
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Research direction
Start by reading commit aa7f07fa5b22f3656d52dc9e1d4557bceb87c013 and trace how TypeDescriptor inference works for objects created inside concrete PTransform instances. Then investigate ParDo output-type inference; done means the same mechanism is applied there, with coverage for DoFns created inside generic PTransforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100