The way Gonzalo said is how we always do it too. 2015-09-08 15:29 GMT+08:00 Gonzalo Herreros <[email protected]>:
> I would implement a custom serializer and configure it in the standard > Hdfs sink. > That way you control how you build the key for each event. > > Regards, > Gonzalo > > On 8 September 2015 at 06:42, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> I'm using Flume's HDFS SequenceFile sink for writing data to HDFS. I'm >> looking for a possibility to create "custom keys". Per default, Flume is >> using the Timestamp as key within a SequenceFile. However, in my usecase I >> would like to use a customized string as key (instead of the timestamp). >> >> What are best practices for implementing/configuring such a "custom key" >> within Flume? >> >> Best, Thomas >> >> >
