validate output of SpecificData.get().getDefaultValue(field) in getSpecificDefaultValue()
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Description
scenario:
there's an enum class on the classpath of the same FQCN as an avro enum, but not generated by avro.
avro (at least under 1.9) will return an instance of this non-avro enum out of:
@Override
public Object getSpecificDefaultValue(Schema.Field field) {
return SpecificData.get().getDefaultValue(field);
}
we could at least validate that the enum instance belongs to a class thats generated by avro, and save users some pain downstream
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Research direction
Start at getSpecificDefaultValue() and inspect its call to SpecificData.get().getDefaultValue(field). Reproduce the classpath case where a same-FQCN non-Avro enum is returned, then define validation that rejects or handles that value; done means the invalid enum cannot pass downstream.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100