linkedin / linkedin/avro-util

Expose if fastavroutil is using vanilla or fast ser/deserializer

Open
#193 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement fastavro
Dominant language
Java
Stars
87
Forks
73
Avg merge
2h 50m
Merged PRs (30d)
1

Description

External applications should have a way if fast or vanilla avro is being used for ser/deser. Logging/metrics can be enabled with this information. Right now this detail is hidden away.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the code that selects fast versus vanilla Avro serialization and deserialization. Trace how external applications could read that choice, then define a public exposure and verify that both modes are distinguishable in tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.