linkedin/avro-util

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Collection of utilities to allow writing java code that operates across a wide range of avro versions.

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Indexed issues: 57
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Dominant language: Java
License: BSD-2-Clause
Last GitHub push: Aug 26, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
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57 open issues indexed

Unable to compile generated class when avro schema name is too long Open

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linkedin/avro-util#579 · Opened May 1, 2025
Schema names might not be Java valid identifiers Open

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linkedin/avro-util#561 · Opened Sep 13, 2024
NPEs thrown by serialization for mandatory fields could have better error messages Open

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linkedin/avro-util#553 · Opened Mar 11, 2024
Deserialization error when using union for string type Open

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linkedin/avro-util#466 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 3, 2023
Example usage of this util class Open

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linkedin/avro-util#463 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 27, 2023
add assertCompiles() checks to codegen tests Open

codegen

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linkedin/avro-util#445 · Opened Jan 24, 2023
make FieldBuilders validate that schema is != null on build() Open

bug good first issue helper

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linkedin/avro-util#435 · Opened Jan 5, 2023
Allow user-specified functional transforms to be applied during deserialization. Open

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linkedin/avro-util#398 · Opened Oct 7, 2022
Consider adopting fastutil for deserialization of primitive collections Open

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linkedin/avro-util#397 · Opened Oct 7, 2022
Utils.inferCompileDependencies does not create a valid classpath on windows Open

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linkedin/avro-util#386 · Opened Sep 19, 2022
handle JsonNodes as arguments for default values in FieldBuilders Open

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linkedin/avro-util#382 · Opened Sep 14, 2022
getNullableGenericDefaultValue API should fail Map type with null as default value. Open

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linkedin/avro-util#349 · Opened Jun 22, 2022
strict parsing shuold throw on extra content after end of json Open

bug helper

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linkedin/avro-util#340 · Opened May 23, 2022
[parser] Handle global namespace in AvscParser Open

linkedin/avro-util#339 · 1 assignee · Opened May 23, 2022
create a module for dynamic classloading Open

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linkedin/avro-util#312 · Opened Apr 11, 2022
Improve our code coverage numbers Open

enhancement

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linkedin/avro-util#309 · Opened Apr 7, 2022
add logging to avro version detection Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#304 · Opened Mar 30, 2022
generate unique new SpecificData for every generated class for MODEL$ Open

bug helper

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linkedin/avro-util#299 · Opened Mar 18, 2022
Avro 1.9+ dropping defaults Open

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linkedin/avro-util#298 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 14, 2022
[helper] Validate things more strictly under all versions of Avro. Open

enhancement helper

linkedin/avro-util#292 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 3, 2022
"export" AvroSchema to org.apache.avro.Schema Open

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linkedin/avro-util#287 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 24, 2022
add schemaBuilder support for unions, arrays and maps Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#285 · Opened Feb 20, 2022
avro 1.12 detection and support Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#281 · Opened Feb 14, 2022
[avro-fastserde] Support deserializing with LinkedHashMap. Open

enhancement fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#280 · Opened Feb 9, 2022
add specificToGeneric/clone utility methods Open

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linkedin/avro-util#279 · Opened Feb 7, 2022
performance benchmarks after 2017 Open

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linkedin/avro-util#277 · Opened Feb 7, 2022
examples and documentation Open

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linkedin/avro-util#276 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 7, 2022
releasing to maven central Open

build enhancement

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linkedin/avro-util#275 · 4 comments · Opened Feb 7, 2022
enable parallel gradle build Open

build enhancement

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linkedin/avro-util#274 · Opened Feb 3, 2022
[feature request] Add Avro agnostic API to make deep copies of a field value. Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#270 · Opened Jan 18, 2022
[avro-fastserde] Cached fast (de)serializers are not updated after setting schema Open

bug fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#262 · Opened Dec 6, 2021
customDecode() method on generated classes with 1000 properties explodes Open

enhancement

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linkedin/avro-util#257 · Opened Nov 24, 2021
[fast-avro] Automatically degrade to use vanilla Avro if some new features are not supported in fast-avro Open

enhancement fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#247 · Opened Nov 12, 2021
validate output of SpecificData.get().getDefaultValue(field) in getSpecificDefaultValue() Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#244 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 11, 2021
[helper] Avro 1.6 and 1.7 codegen tests are missing builders Open

enhancement helper

linkedin/avro-util#240 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 8, 2021
Unify forked avro classes across helper module and fast-avro module Open

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linkedin/avro-util#230 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 25, 2021
do not complain about single-arg DatumReader in generated classes Open

enhancement spotbugs

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linkedin/avro-util#229 · Opened Oct 22, 2021
Fast-avro should support enum default value with avro-1.9+ Open

enhancement fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#222 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 7, 2021
update spotbugs detercor for Schema#Field.defaultValue() to suggest alternatives Open

enhancement spotbugs

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linkedin/avro-util#218 · Opened Oct 6, 2021
change spotbugs demo to not have a restrictive match by default Open

enhancement spotbugs

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linkedin/avro-util#217 · Opened Oct 6, 2021
[helper] Maybe refactor the naming of Avro version-specific impl and tests. Open

enhancement helper

linkedin/avro-util#213 · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 2, 2021
[helper] Add tests for Avro 1.7.0-1.7.2 for getting/setting props on schemas and fields. Open

enhancement helper

linkedin/avro-util#212 · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 2, 2021
[helper] Remove commons-text dependency. Open

enhancement helper

linkedin/avro-util#210 · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 2, 2021
Expose if fastavroutil is using vanilla or fast ser/deserializer Open

enhancement fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#193 · Opened Sep 7, 2021
Let fast-avro align with vanilla avro to handle unknown enum value Open

bug fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#191 · Opened Aug 31, 2021
add per-avro-version modules for testing spotbugs rules Open

enhancement spotbugs

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linkedin/avro-util#189 · Opened Aug 31, 2021
NPE in FastDeserializerGenerator.java:920 Open

bug fastavro

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linkedin/avro-util#180 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 6, 2021
Add constructor for JsonDecoder in AvroCompatibilityHelper Open

helper

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linkedin/avro-util#178 · Opened Aug 4, 2021
implement spotbugs rule to find generated enums without SCHEMA$ Open

enhancement spotbugs

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linkedin/avro-util#166 · Opened Jul 1, 2021
Feature request: Add a method to get specificRecord from genericRecord Open

enhancement helper

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linkedin/avro-util#149 · Opened Jun 4, 2021

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