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Doug Cutting commented on HADOOP-6323: -------------------------------------- > AvroSerialization.getSchema() method takes in the metadata as well as an > example instance being serialized. I'm not sure that's required. The class name should be in the metadata. Right, Tom? Also, then AvroSerializer wouldn't need the a 'metadata' field. > Serialization should provide comparators > ---------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-6323 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-6323 > Project: Hadoop Common > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: io > Reporter: Doug Cutting > Assignee: Aaron Kimball > Attachments: HADOOP-6323.2.patch, HADOOP-6323.3.patch, > HADOOP-6323.4.patch, HADOOP-6323.5.patch, HADOOP-6323.6.patch, > HADOOP-6323.patch > > > The Serialization interface should permit one to create raw comparators. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.