Github user ottobackwards commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/metron/pull/727#discussion_r136962617
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metron-stellar/stellar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/metron/stellar/dsl/functions/StringFunctions.java
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@@ -450,4 +454,40 @@ public Object apply(List<Object> strings) {
}
}
+ @Stellar( name = "PARSE_JSON_STRING"
+ , description = "Returns a JSON object for the specified JSON
string"
+ , params = {
+ "str - the JSON String to convert, may be null"
+ }
+ , returns = "an Object containing the parsed JSON string"
+ )
+ public static class ParseJsonString extends BaseStellarFunction {
+
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What do you guys think of having PARSE_TO_MAP, PARSE_TO_XXXX functions to
have **some** type safety?
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