[parquet-tools] dump command shows binary values differenty than the cat or head commands
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Description
`parquet-tools dump` shows binary values as strings, if they are valid UTF-8 sequences.
`parquet-tools cat` and `parquet-tools head` show binary values base64-encoded, regardless of whether they are valid UTF-8 sequences or not.
(If the type is annotated as UTF-8, the values are shown as strings by all of these commands.)
**Reporter**: [Zoltan Ivanfi](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=zi) / @zivanfi
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [PARQUET-1347](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-1347). Please see the [migration documentation](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-2502) for further details.*
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Research direction
Start by locating the parquet-tools implementations of the dump, cat, and head commands and compare how they render binary values. Confirm the existing UTF-8 annotation behavior, then make the unannotated binary output consistent with cat and head by checking the command output against representative values.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100