you had to write a JSONInputFormat, or google first to find it. --Send from my Sony mobile. On Jun 23, 2013 7:06 AM, "jamal sasha" <jamalsha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Then how should I approach this issue? > > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Niels Basjes <ni...@basjes.nl> wrote: > >> If you try to hammer in a nail (json file) with a screwdriver ( >> XMLInputReader) then perhaps the reason it won't work may be that you are >> using the wrong tool? >> On Jun 21, 2013 11:38 PM, "jamal sasha" <jamalsha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am using one of the libraries which rely on InputFormat. >>> Right now, it is reading xml files spanning across mutiple lines. >>> So currently the input format is like: >>> >>> public class XMLInputReader extends FileInputFormat<LongWritable, Text> { >>> >>> public static final String START_TAG = "<page>"; >>> public static final String END_TAG = "</page>"; >>> >>> @Override >>> public RecordReader<LongWritable, Text> getRecordReader(InputSplit >>> split, >>> JobConf conf, Reporter reporter) throws IOException { >>> conf.set(XMLInputFormat.START_TAG_KEY, START_TAG); >>> conf.set(XMLInputFormat.END_TAG_KEY, END_TAG); >>> return new XMLRecordReader((FileSplit) split, conf); >>> } >>> } >>> So, in above if the data is like: >>> >>> <page> >>> >>> soemthing \n >>> somthing \n >>> >>> </page> >>> >>> It process this sort of data.. >>> >>> >>> Now, i want to use the same framework but for json files but lasting >>> just single line.. >>> >>> So I guess my >>> my START_TAG can be "{" >>> >>> Will my END_TAG be "}\n" >>> >>> it can't be "}" as there can be nested json in this data? >>> >>> Any clues >>> Thanks >>> >> >