Koji Noguchi created PIG-5399:
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             Summary: OrcStorage dropping Tuple(struct) schema when Tuple only 
has one field
                 Key: PIG-5399
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-5399
             Project: Pig
          Issue Type: Improvement
            Reporter: Koji Noguchi
            Assignee: Koji Noguchi


I was asked by a user that they were seeing inconsistent schema when stored on 
OrcStorage.
Sample code
{code}
A = load 'input.txt' as (a0:long);
B = GROUP A by a0;
STORE B into 'filename' using OrcStorage();
{code}

Pig's schema
{{B: {group: long,A: bag: { tuple(a0: long)}}}}.

Expected Orc schema
{{struct<group:bigint,A:array<struct<bigint>>>}}

Actual Orc schema
{{struct<group:bigint,A:array<bigint>>}}

_This only happens when a tuple contain a single item._
Current schema without struct(tuple) is better in saving space but it would be 
nice to have an option to keep the extra struct(tuple) layer if user expects 
schema evolution within that tuple by adding more fields in the future.




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