linkedin / linkedin/avro-util

Fast-avro should support enum default value with avro-1.9+

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enhancement fastavro
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Description

Right now, Fast-avro is not respecting the enum default value for all avro versions, which is not right.
This issue is used to track the enum default value support for avro-1.9+.

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Research direction

Start in the Fast-avro implementation and trace how enum default values are handled across Avro versions. Reproduce the behavior with Avro 1.9 or newer, then verify that enum defaults are respected without breaking support for the other versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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