apache / apache/beam

Support reverse/descending order in SortValues

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Description

It'll be nice to support descending order in `SortValues` but this is related to BEAM-8986.

Imported from Jira [BEAM-8987](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-8987). Original Jira may contain additional context.
Reported by: sinisa_lyh.

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Research direction

Start by locating the SortValues entry point and reading the related BEAM-8986 context, since the issue says that work is connected. Determine how descending order should be represented and verified alongside the existing behavior; done means SortValues supports descending order as specified by the combined context.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

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

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