Hi Mark,
Thanks for the pointers. I looked at the code and it looks like my Java
code and the Hive code are similar...(I am a basic-level Java guy). The UDF
below uses Math.sin....which is what I used to test "linux + Java" result.
I have to see what this DoubleWritable and Serde2 is all about...
package org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.udf;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.Description;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.UDF;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.io.DoubleWritable;
/**
* UDFSin.
*
*/
@Description(name = "sin",
value = "_FUNC_(x) - returns the sine of x (x is in radians)",
extended = "Example:\n "
+ " > SELECT _FUNC_(0) FROM src LIMIT 1;\n" + " 0")
public class UDFSin extends UDF {
private DoubleWritable result = new DoubleWritable();
public UDFSin() {
}
public DoubleWritable evaluate(DoubleWritable a) {
if (a == null) {
return null;
} else {
result.set(Math.sin(a.get()));
return result;
}
}
}
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Mark Grover <grover.markgro...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Periya:
> If you want to see what the built in Hive UDFs are doing, the code is here:
>
> https://github.com/apache/hive/tree/trunk/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/udf/generic
> and
>
> https://github.com/apache/hive/tree/trunk/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/udf
>
> You can find out which UDF name maps to what class by looking at
> https://github.com/apache/hive/blob/trunk/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/exec/FunctionRegistry.java
>
> If my memory serves me right, there was some "interesting" stuff Hive does
> when mapping Java types to Hive datatypes. I am not sure how relevant it is
> to this discussion but I will have to look further to comment more.
>
> In the meanwhile take a look at the UDF code and see if your personal Java
> code on Linux is equivalent to the Hive UDF code.
>
> Keep us posted!
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Periya.Data <periya.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hive Users,
>> I recently noticed an interesting behavior with Hive and I am unable
>> to find the reason for it. Your insights into this is much appreciated.
>>
>> I am trying to compute the distance between two zip codes. I have the
>> distances computed in various 'platforms' - SAS, R, Linux+Java, Hive UDF
>> and using Hive's built-in functions. There are some discrepancies from the
>> 3rd decimal place when I see the output got from using Hive UDF and Hive's
>> built-in functions. Here is an example:
>>
>> zip1 zip 2 Hadoop Built-in function
>> SAS R Linux +
>> Java
>> 00501 11720 4.49493083698542000 4.49508858 4.49508858054005
>> 4.49508857976933000
>> The formula used to compute distance is this (UDF):
>>
>> double long1 = Math.atan(1)/45 * ux;
>> double lat1 = Math.atan(1)/45 * uy;
>> double long2 = Math.atan(1)/45 * mx;
>> double lat2 = Math.atan(1)/45 * my;
>>
>> double X1 = long1;
>> double Y1 = lat1;
>> double X2 = long2;
>> double Y2 = lat2;
>>
>> double distance = 3949.99 * Math.acos(Math.sin(Y1) *
>> Math.sin(Y2) + Math.cos(Y1) * Math.cos(Y2) * Math.cos(X1
>> - X2));
>>
>>
>> The one used using built-in functions (same as above):
>> 3949.99*acos( sin(u_y_coord * (atan(1)/45 )) *
>> sin(m_y_coord * (atan(1)/45 )) + cos(u_y_coord * (atan(1)/45 ))*
>> cos(m_y_coord * (atan(1)/45 ))*cos(u_x_coord *
>> (atan(1)/45) - m_x_coord * (atan(1)/45)) )
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> - The Hive's built-in functions used are acos, sin, cos and atan.
>> - for another try, I used Hive UDF, with Java's math library (Math.acos,
>> Math.atan etc)
>> - All variables used are double.
>>
>> I expected the value from Hadoop UDF (and Built-in functions) to be
>> identical with that got from plain Java code in Linux. But they are not.
>> The built-in function (as well as UDF) gives 49493083698542000 whereas
>> simple Java program running in Linux gives 49508857976933000. The linux
>> machine is similar to the Hadoop cluster machines.
>>
>> Linux version - Red Hat 5.5
>> Java - latest.
>> Hive - 0.7.1
>> Hadoop - 0.20.2
>>
>> This discrepancy is very consistent across thousands of zip-code
>> distances. It is not a one-off occurrence. In some cases, I see the
>> difference from the 4th decimal place. Some more examples:
>>
>> zip1 zip 2 Hadoop Built-in function
>> SAS R Linux +
>> Java
>> 00602 00617 42.79095253903410000 42.79072812 42.79072812185650
>> 42.79072812185640000 00603 00617 40.24044016655180000 40.2402289
>> 40.24022889740920 40.24022889740910000 00605 00617
>> 40.19191761288380000 40.19186416 40.19186415807060 40.19186415807060000
>> I have not tested the individual sin, cos, atan function returns. That
>> will be my next test. But, at the very least, why is there a difference in
>> the values between Hadoop's UDF/built-ins and that from Linux + Java? I am
>> assuming that Hive's built-in mathematical functions are nothing but the
>> underlying Java functions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> PD.
>>
>>
>
