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Daniel Dai commented on PIG-1471:
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Yes, Jython works because of JythonFunction has the ability to do the inline
function. Here we want a general and consistent solution for UDF in other
languages to define an inline UDF.
> inline UDFs in scripting languages
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> Key: PIG-1471
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-1471
> Project: Pig
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Aniket Mokashi
> Assignee: Aniket Mokashi
> Fix For: 0.8.0
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> It should be possible to write UDFs in scripting languages such as python,
> ruby, etc. This frees users from needing to compile Java, generate a jar,
> etc. It also opens Pig to programmers who prefer scripting languages over
> Java. It should be possible to write these scripts inline as part of pig
> scripts. This feature is an extension of
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PIG-928
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